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Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECCOC
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECCOC
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified
Taxon known and named but no use was specified.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECCOC
Navajo Drug, Heart Medicine
Plant used as a heart stimulant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECCOC
Navajo Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECCOC
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Saints Cactus
USDA ECENE
Pima Food, Fruit
Ripe fruits freed from spines and eaten raw.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 57
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Saints Cactus
USDA ECENE
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food
Fruit eaten primarily by children as a snack food.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Saints Cactus
USDA ECENE
Yavapai Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Saints Cactus
USDA ECENE
Yavapai Food, Unspecified
Boiled buds used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus (Engelm. & Bigelow) Rumpl.
Saints Cactus
USDA ECENC
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) F. Seitz
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECFEF2
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) F. Seitz
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECFEF2
Cochiti Food, Unspecified
Stems pit roasted and eaten.
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 26
Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) F. Seitz
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECFEF2
Hopi Food, Sweetener
Fruits dried and used as a source of sweetening.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 85
Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelm.
Mojave Mound Cactus
USDA ECPO6
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
Echinocereus rigidissimus (Engelm.) Haage f.
Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus
USDA ECRI3
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Raw fruit used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
Echinocereus sp.
Cactus
Apache, Mescalero Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 45
Echinocereus sp.
Cactus
Isleta Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of roasted leaves used for swellings.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28
Echinocereus sp.
Cactus
Navajo Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Beverage
Water extracted from pulp in emergencies.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake
Pulp baked with sugar and used to make cakes.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake
Pulp macerated and cooked with sugar to make cakes.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Candy
Pulp baked with sugar and used to make candy.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Candy
Pulp baked with sugar to make candy.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten fresh.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Fruit
Fruits, with spines removed by burning, eaten fresh.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Preserves
Fruit eaten as conserves.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Preserves
Fruits, with spines removed by burning, made into a conserve.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Sauce & Relish
Pulp baked with sugar to make sweet pickles.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Unspecified
Pulp sliced and baked like squash.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Pulp baked with sugar and used to make a sweet pickle.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Sliced pulp baked like squash and used for food.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Other, Lighting
Dried pulp used as candles.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Cochiti Food, Unspecified
Stems pit roasted and eaten.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake
Pulp macerated and cooked with sugar to make cakes.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Candy
Pulp baked with sugar to make candy.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Fruit
Fruits, with spines removed by burning, eaten fresh.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Preserves
Fruits, with spines removed by burning, made into a conserve.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Sauce & Relish
Pulp baked with sugar to make sweet pickles.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Isleta Food, Unspecified
Pulp sliced and baked like squash.
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 26
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
USDA ECTRT
Keres, Western Food, Fruit
Tunas used for food.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42