Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. 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 97 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
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 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Diced joints used for food. 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 97 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
Diegueno Food, Fruit Fruit eaten raw. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
Diegueno Food, Vegetable Pads boiled like cabbage or string beans with tomatoes, onions and peppers, like a stew. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Cactus Apple USDA OPENE |
Diegueno Other, Lubricant Pad juice used to lubricate oxcart wheels. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27 |