Cactaceae Opuntia leptocaulis DC.

Christmas Cactus

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Drug, Narcotic

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 55

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Scientific name: Opuntia leptocaulis DC.
USDA symbol: OPLE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Christmas Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Narcotic
Notes: Fruits crushed and mixed with a beverage to produce narcotic effects.

RECRD: 40262 id: 24709

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