Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Acoma - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 55
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Yucca baccata Torr.
Scientific name: Yucca baccata Torr.
USDA symbol: YUBAB (
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Common names: Banana Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Acoma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten raw, boiled or baked.
RECRD: 41348 id: 43776