Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Zuni - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78
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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: Zuni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaf fibers made into cords used to tie prayer plume offerings together & for other ceremonial uses.
RECRD: 32907 id: 43979