Cylindropuntia whipplei
Cylindropuntia whipplei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Cylindropuntia |
Species: | C. whipplei |
Binomial name | |
Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth | |
Cylindropuntia whipplei (formerly known as Opuntia whipplei, common name whipple cholla) is a plant. 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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