Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Navajo - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32

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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Baked or dried fruits ground, made into small cakes and roasted again.

RECRD: 2701 id: 43867

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