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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
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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