Cactaceae Opuntia clavata Engelm.

Club Cholla

Keres, Western - Food, Starvation Food

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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Scientific name: Opuntia clavata Engelm.
USDA symbol: OPCL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Club Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Roasted joints used for food in times of famine.

RECRD: 30317 id: 24599

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