Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Sacahuista
Apache, Western - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183
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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, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Dried leaves fashioned into spoons.
RECRD: 40798 id: 24008