Cactaceae Opuntia sp.
Prickly Pear
Kiowa - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45
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Opuntia sp.
Scientific name: Opuntia sp.
Common names: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Sharp thorns used as points for small arrows to kill birds.
RECRD: 10888 id: 24827