Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree Yucca

Apache, Western - Fiber, Furniture

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182

View all documented uses for Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

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Scientific name: Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
USDA symbol: YUELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Soaptree Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Furniture
Notes: Leaves used for the headshade of cradleboards.

RECRD: 40781 id: 44030

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