Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree Yucca

Papago - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 54

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: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Used for the weft of wrapped weaving in house frames.

RECRD: 43623 id: 44041

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