Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains Pricklypear

Thompson - Other, Jewelry

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498

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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: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Jewelry
Notes: Seeds strung and worn as necklaces.

RECRD: 41753 id: 24785

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