Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Plains Pricklypear
Thompson - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480
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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots and little bulbs cooked, peeled and the inside eaten.
RECRD: 41588 id: 24780