Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Pima - Food, Sauce & Relish

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 20

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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: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Fresh or dried fruits boiled to make a syrup.

RECRD: 41028 id: 8205

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