Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
Cactus Apple
Diegueno - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27
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Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
Scientific name: Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
USDA symbol: OPENE (
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Common names: Cactus Apple
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten raw.
RECRD: 2494 id: 24635