Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Pima - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 16
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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: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Dried fruit made into cakes, cooked in water and liquid drunk.
RECRD: 40457 id: 43925