Cactaceae Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata

Tree Cholla

Tewa of Hano - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 62

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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: Tewa of Hano
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits boiled and eaten with sweetened cornmeal porridge.

RECRD: 41956 id: 24707

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