Agavaceae Agave sp.

Mescal

Hualapai - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 55

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Scientific name: Agave sp.
Common names: Mescal
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Hualapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Stems, before blooming, eaten like sugar cane.

RECRD: 5148 id: 1850

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