Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Apache, White Mountain - Fiber, Clothing
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147
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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, White Mountain
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Leaves reduced to fiber and made into cloth.
RECRD: 60158 id: 43807