Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Plains Pricklypear
Cheyenne - Food, Fruit
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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Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Scientific name: Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
USDA symbol: OPPOP (
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Common names: Plains Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten raw.
RECRD: 44692 id: 24743