Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Yavapai - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 259

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: Yavapai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaf fiber used to tie grass stems of mescal to make a brush.

RECRD: 20638 id: 43968

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