Cactaceae Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear

Yavapai - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257

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Scientific name: Opuntia sp.
Common names: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Salty fruit eaten only out of necessity and the seeds spat out.

RECRD: 20607 id: 24865

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