Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Papago - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 23

View all documented uses for Yucca baccata Torr.

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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Fresh fruits made into a gruel and used for food.

RECRD: 43509 id: 43914

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