Cactaceae Opuntia clavata Engelm.
Club Cholla
Keres, Western - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 56
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Opuntia clavata Engelm.
Scientific name: Opuntia clavata Engelm.
USDA symbol: OPCL (
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Common names: Club Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Dried joints ground or burned into a powder and used on open sores or bad wounds on horses.
RECRD: 30316 id: 24598