Cactaceae Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.

Saints Cactus

Pima - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 57

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Scientific name: Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
USDA symbol: ECENE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Saints Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Ripe fruits freed from spines and eaten raw.

RECRD: 44838 id: 12882

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