Cylindropuntia whipplei explained
Cylindropuntia whipplei (formerly known as Opuntia whipplei, common name Whipple cholla) is a member of the cactus family, Cactaceae.
The Zuni people rub the spines off the fruit and then dry them for winter use. The dried fruit is also ground into a flour, mixed with ground corn meal and made into a mush.[1] Spineless fruits are eaten raw or stewed.[2]
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Notes and References
- Book: Matilda Coxe Stevenson . 1915 . Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians . SI-BAE Annual Report #30 . 69.
- Castetter, Edward F. . 1935 . Ethnobiological studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated native plants used as sources of food . University of New Mexico Bulletin . 4 . 1 . 1–44.
