Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck

Cactus Apple

Papago - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 60

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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Fruits and joints used as a staple food.

RECRD: 1730 id: 24623

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