Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck

Cactus Apple

Keres, Western - Food, Cooking Agent

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 engelmannii Salm-Dyck
USDA symbol: OPENE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cactus Apple
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Tunas used as a red dye for corn mush.

RECRD: 30320 id: 24612

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