Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Zuni - Fiber, Clothing

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 45

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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: Zuni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Leaves boiled, chewed and fiber woven into skirts and kilts.

RECRD: 40546 id: 43978

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