Cactaceae Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Kingcup Cactus
Isleta - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 26
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
Scientific name: Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus
USDA symbol: ECTRT (
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Common names: Kingcup Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits, with spines removed by burning, eaten fresh.
RECRD: 41103 id: 12912