Agavaceae Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber

Navajo Yucca

Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370

View all documented uses for Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber

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Scientific name: Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber
USDA symbol: YUBAN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Navajo Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant used as whips in ceremonies.

RECRD: 21617 id: 43999

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