Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains Pricklypear

Cheyenne - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 16

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Scientific name: Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
USDA symbol: OPPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Plains Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruits dried and used as a winter food.

RECRD: 44693 id: 24741

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