Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Zuni - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

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 47

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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: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Dried leaves split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads.

RECRD: 40549 id: 43982

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