Biology:Cylindropuntia whipplei
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Short description: Species of cactus
| Cylindropuntia whipplei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Cylindropuntia |
| Species: | C. whipplei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth
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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]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1147839 entry
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