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 |