Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Apache, Mescalero - Other, Soap

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

View all documented uses for Yucca baccata Torr.

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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: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Large roots used to make soap.

RECRD: 45682 id: 43802

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