Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Common names: Brittle Pricklypear
Species details (USDA):
USDA OPFRF
Documented uses
14 uses documented
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Okanagan-Colville
Drug, Diuretic
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Okanagan-Colville
Food, Soup
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Okanagan-Colville
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Okanagan-Colville
Other, Season Indicator
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 92)
Shuswap
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 60)
Shuswap
Drug, Throat Aid
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 60)
Shuswap
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Palmer, Gary,
1975,
Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany,
Syesis 8:29-51,
pages 60)
Thompson
Food, Dessert
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 194)
Thompson
Food, Starvation Food
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 194)
Thompson
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 194)
Thompson
Food, Winter Use Food
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 194)
Thompson
Other, Fasteners
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.,
1990,
Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum,
pages 194)