| Ferocactus coulteri Barrel Cactus |
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 cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Plant used to obtain water. The barrel cactus provided a desert reservoir, one which had long been familiar to many desert travelers at times of emergency. To obtain water, the top of the cactus was sliced off, a portion of the pulp was removed to create a depression and then the pulp was squeezed by hand in the depression until water was released from the spongy mass. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Buds sun dried for storage. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Flowers sun dried for storage. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
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 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Buds eaten fresh, parboiled or baked in a pit. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten fresh, parboiled or baked in a pit. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus California Barrelcactus USDA FECYC |
Cahuilla Other, Cooking Tools Body of the plant used as a cooking vessel. The top was cut off of the cactus and the interior was dug out. Water was then put into the depression and heated with hot stones. 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 67 |
| Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo Leconte's Barrelcactus USDA FECYL |
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 cylindraceus var. lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo Leconte's Barrelcactus USDA FECYL |
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 cylindraceus var. lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo Leconte's Barrelcactus USDA FECYL |
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 sp. Barrel Cactus |
Hualapai Food, Dried Food Fruits dried, pounded and eaten. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 42 |
| Ferocactus sp. Barrel Cactus |
Hualapai Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 42 |
| Ferocactus sp. Barrel Cactus |
Pima, Gila River Food, Special Food Flesh prepared as a special dish with mesquite pods. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Ferocactus sp. Barrel Cactus |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Pulp boiled and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| 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 |