Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Plains Pricklypear
Montana Indian - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17
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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Ripe fruit eaten raw.
RECRD: 10146 id: 24756