Cactaceae Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica (Engelm. & Bigelow) L. Benson

Tulip Pricklypear

Keres, Western - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 56

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Scientific name: Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica (Engelm. & Bigelow) L. Benson
USDA symbol: OPPHC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tulip Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Mountain tunas used for food.

RECRD: 30314 id: 24738

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