Cactaceae Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza
Twistspine Pricklypear
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37
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Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza
Scientific name: Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza
USDA symbol: OPMAM3 (
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Common names: Twistspine Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Fruit harvested for winter use.
RECRD: 10568 id: 24717