Agavaceae Agave sp.

Mescal

Navajo - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94

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Scientific name: Agave sp.
Common names: Mescal
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Heads baked or boiled, pounded into flat sheets, sun dried and stored for future use.

RECRD: 60398 id: 1855

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