Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Plains Pricklypear
Hopi - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 18
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Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Scientific name: Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
USDA symbol: OPPOP (
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Common names: Plains Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits cooked, freed from thorns and served with cornmeal boiled bread.
RECRD: 45824 id: 24750