Cactaceae Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata

Tree Cholla

Keres, Western - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 55

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Scientific name: Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
USDA symbol: OPIMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tree Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Thorns used as sewing needles and for tattooing.

RECRD: 30311 id: 24700

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