Agavaceae Agave parryi Engelm.

Parry's Agave

Apache, Mescalero - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 30

View all documented uses for Agave parryi Engelm.

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Scientific name: Agave parryi Engelm.
USDA symbol: AGPAP5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Parry's Agave
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Leaf bases pit cooked, made into cakes, dried and used for food.

RECRD: 45681 id: 1806

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