Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains Pricklypear

Montana Indian - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: In times of scarcity, spines were singed off and fed to stock.

RECRD: 10148 id: 24754

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