Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Southwest Indians - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 15

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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: Southwest Indians
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit used for food.

RECRD: 40448 id: 8225

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