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Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Cottontop Cactus
USDA ECPOP 		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
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Cottontop Cactus
USDA ECPOP 		Kawaiisu Other, Tools
Spines used as awls in the making of coiled basketry.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Cottontop Cactus
USDA ECPOP 		Panamint Other, Tools
Thorns formerly used as awls in basket making.
Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 83