Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.

Small Soapweed

Keres, Western - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Roasted hearts used for food in times of famine.

RECRD: 30543 id: 44117

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