Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Plains Pricklypear
Paiute, Northern - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49
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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flesh peeled and eaten roasted or uncooked and fresh.
RECRD: 8956 id: 24771