Opuntia ramosissima Engelm. Branched Pencil Cholla USDA OPRA |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for later use. 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 ramosissima Engelm. Branched Pencil Cholla USDA OPRA |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Stalks, with thorns removed, dried for future use. 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 ramosissima Engelm. Branched Pencil Cholla USDA OPRA |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. 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 ramosissima Engelm. Branched Pencil Cholla USDA OPRA |
Cahuilla Food, Soup Stalks, with thorns removed, boiled into a soup. 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 ramosissima Engelm. Branched Pencil Cholla USDA OPRA |
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 |