Agavaceae Agave deserti Engelm.

Desert Agave

Cocopa - Other, Cash Crop

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 202

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Scientific name: Agave deserti Engelm.
USDA symbol: AGDED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Agave
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Baked crowns obtained from Paipai and Diegueno in trade for agricultural products.

RECRD: 40366 id: 1773

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