Cactaceae Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear

Maricopa - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 265

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Scientific name: Opuntia sp.
Common names: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Maricopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten raw.

RECRD: 46801 id: 24837

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