Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Apache, San Carlos - 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 257

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Scientific name: Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
USDA symbol: CAGI7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Saguaro
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, San Carlos
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten raw.

RECRD: 46759 id: 8140