Cactaceae Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Saints Cactus
Yavapai - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
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Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Scientific name: Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
USDA symbol: ECENE (
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Common names: Saints Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw fruit used for food.
RECRD: 20583 id: 12884