Pictured is a yellowish walkingstick cholla (Opuntia imbricata) fruit extending from the spiny branch of the plant. This fruit was eaten by the native Pueblo people in hard times.Galleries:Chollas, Gran Quivira Ruins, Native AmericansKeywords:Gran Quivira, Las Humanas, Salinas Pueblo Missions National
Monument, cacti, mission, pueblo, pueblo diet, walkingstick cholla fruitPhoto Location: Gran Quivira Ruins, 25 miles south of Mountainair, NMPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 02/19/2014Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 0.025F Number: 18Original Dimensions: 5616×3744Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 34°15'34.99"N 106°5'30.78"WPicture Number: 26258
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