Cactaceae Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxbaum
Organpipe Cactus
Papago - Food, Cooking Agent
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 22
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Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxbaum
Scientific name: Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxbaum
USDA symbol: STTH3 (
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Common names: Organpipe Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Seeds parched, ground, water added and oil extracted.
RECRD: 43495 id: 38867