Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Papago and Pima - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, page 17

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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: Papago and Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruit boiled, without sugar, to make preserves.

RECRD: 60317 id: 8188

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