Cactaceae Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata

Tree Cholla

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159

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Scientific name: Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
USDA symbol: OPIMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tree Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten raw or stewed.

RECRD: 60244 id: 24691