Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.

Small Soapweed

Zuni - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 82

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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: Zuni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Leaves made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, alters and other objects.

RECRD: 32928 id: 44192

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