Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Sacahuista
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 38
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Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (
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Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Stalks boiled, dried and stored to be used as vegetables.
RECRD: 40083 id: 24002