Agavaceae Agave deserti Engelm.
Desert Agave
Diegueno - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 13
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Agave deserti Engelm.
Scientific name: Agave deserti Engelm.
USDA symbol: AGDED (
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Common names: Desert Agave
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots and stalks baked overnight in a pit oven and used for food.
RECRD: 2430 id: 1774