Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Apache - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35
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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: Apache
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets.
RECRD: 40512 id: 43780