Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Apache, Western - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182

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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, Western
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaves split and sections tied together by square knots to make cordage.

RECRD: 40776 id: 43803

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