Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains Pricklypear

Navajo - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 65

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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: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Dead, ripe fruits used to make a cardinal dye.

RECRD: 2981 id: 24761

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