Agavaceae Agave deserti Engelm.

Desert Agave

Pima - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 48

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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: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Heads pit baked and eaten with pinole.

RECRD: 44808 id: 1778