Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Apache, Mescalero - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33

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Scientific name: Yucca baccata Torr.
USDA symbol: YUBAB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Banana Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Small roots used for basket work.

RECRD: 45683 id: 43797

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