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- Barrel Cactus Needle
Description: Barrel cactus spine split to hold a piece of white cotton thread. Dimensions: L 5.9 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 4, Surface. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 970). - Arizona Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni)
Common name: Barrel Cactus, Candy Barrel, Compass Barrel, Fishhook Barrel Cactus Scientific name: Ferocactus wislizeni Description: Squat barrel-shaped cactus with long, curved spines, yellow to orange colored flowers, and yellow fruit. Dye: None. Other uses: The Seri and other groups use this particular barrel cactus as an emergency water source; Seris have survived on it for as long as a month. The Tohono O’odham eat the fruit as an emergency food (year-round). The Seri also eat the flowers and buds.