Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Zuni - Food, Preserves
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 54
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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: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Flesh cooked, made into pats, sun dried and eaten as a conserve.
RECRD: 41333 id: 43987