Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.

Small Soapweed

Apache - Food, Unspecified

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 19

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Scientific name: Yucca glauca Nutt.
USDA symbol: YUGLG2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Soapweed
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stalks roasted, boiled or eaten raw.

RECRD: 40473 id: 44063

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