Agavaceae Agave palmeri Engelm.
Palmer's Century Plant
Apache, Western - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169
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Agave palmeri Engelm.
Scientific name: Agave palmeri Engelm.
USDA symbol: AGPA3 (
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Common names: Palmer's Century Plant
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Juice fermented into a drink.
RECRD: 40693 id: 1788