Cactaceae Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear

Luiseno - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 230

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Scientific name: Opuntia sp.
Common names: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds ground into a meal.

RECRD: 30923 id: 24834

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