Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Southwest Indians - Other, Containers

Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 16

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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: Southwest Indians
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Seeds spread on saguaro ribs to dry.

RECRD: 40452 id: 8226

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