Agavaceae Agave decipiens Baker

False Sisal

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155

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Scientific name: Agave decipiens Baker
USDA symbol: AGDE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: False Sisal
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Heart and tubers used to make a fermented drink.

RECRD: 60190 id: 1752