Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Papago - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 59

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Scientific name: Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
USDA symbol: CAGI7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Saguaro
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fruits and seeds used for food.

RECRD: 1722 id: 8173

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