Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.) L. Benson

Hairspine Pricklypear

Gosiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 375

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Scientific name: Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.) L. Benson
USDA symbol: OPPOR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairspine Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Joints roasted in hot coals and eaten.

RECRD: 4638 id: 24786

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