Cactaceae Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Brittle Pricklypear
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 92
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Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Scientific name: Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
USDA symbol: OPFRF (
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Common names: Brittle Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Spines used to make fish hooks.
RECRD: 12552 id: 24656