Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Saguaro
Yavapai - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 260
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Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Scientific name: Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
USDA symbol: CAGI7 (
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Common names: Saguaro
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Dried fruit pressed into bricks and kept for later use, pieces broken off and stirred in water.
RECRD: 20646 id: 8227