| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Plant used to obtain water. The barrel cactus provided a desert reservoir, one which had long been familiar to many desert travelers at times of emergency. To obtain water, the top of the cactus was sliced off, a portion of the pulp was removed to create a depression and then the pulp was squeezed by hand in the depression until water was released from the spongy mass. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Buds sun dried for storage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Flowers sun dried for storage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Berries and stems were an important and dependable food source. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 49 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Buds eaten fresh, parboiled or baked in a pit. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten fresh, parboiled or baked in a pit. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Other, Cooking Tools Body of the plant used as a cooking vessel. The top was cut off of the cactus and the interior was dug out. Water was then put into the depression and heated with hot stones. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 67 |