Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Pima - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 71

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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: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Fresh or dried fruits boiled, residue ground into an oily paste and eaten.

RECRD: 43913 id: 8202

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