Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree Yucca

Papago - Fiber, Basketry

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 34

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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: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaf used as the binding element in coarse coiled ware.

RECRD: 40507 id: 44040

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