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Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Apache, San Carlos Food, Beverage
Juice used for extreme thirst.
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 257
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Apache, San Carlos Food, Porridge
Small, black seeds parched, ground, boiled and eaten as mush.
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 257
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Papago Food, Beverage
Plant tops pounded and the juice used as a drink.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 17
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Papago Food, Vegetable
Pulp eaten as greens in May.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Food, Beverage
Juice extracted from pulp and used to quench thirst.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 55
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Food, Candy
Used to make cactus candy.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 55
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Food, Substitution Food
Pulp used in lieu of water for thirst.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Food, Unspecified
Plants sliced, cut into small pieces, boiled with mesquite beans and eaten as a sweet dish.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 56
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Food, Unspecified
Pulp cut in strips, boiled and used for food.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Pima Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Thorns used to make fish hooks.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 56
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Seri Food, Beverage
Plant provided drinking water.
Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 136
Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Candy Barrelcactus
USDA FEWI
Yuma Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Spines heated and bent to make fishing hooks.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 222