Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Havasupai - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212
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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: Havasupai
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Terminal spines used as needles.
RECRD: 7192 id: 43818