Cactaceae Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
Beavertail Pricklypear
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 46
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Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
Scientific name: Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPBAB2 (
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Common names: Beavertail Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Buds cooked and eaten.
RECRD: 4301 id: 24587