Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Navajo - Food, Porridge

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: Porridge
Notes: Baked or dried fruits ground, made into cakes, roasted again, mixed with cornmeal & made into gruel.

RECRD: 2703 id: 43880

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