Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Tewa - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 50
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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: Tewa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Fleshy leaves boiled, chewed and the fibers twisted into cord and rope.
RECRD: 41909 id: 43962