Cactaceae Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow
Whipple Cholla
Hopi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 19
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Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow
Scientific name: Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPWH (
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Common names: Whipple Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Buds boiled and eaten with cornmeal boiled bread.
RECRD: 45825 id: 24876