Cactaceae Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Tree Cholla
Papago - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
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Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Scientific name: Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
USDA symbol: OPIMI (
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Common names: Tree Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Eaten as greens in summer.
RECRD: 43459 id: 24703