Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Yavapai - Food, Unspecified

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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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: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flower stalks gathered before blossoming, roasted in fire and prepared for use.

RECRD: 40461 id: 43973

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