Agavaceae Yucca schottii Engelm.
Schott's Yucca
Apache, San Carlos - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258
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Yucca schottii Engelm.
Scientific name: Yucca schottii Engelm.
USDA symbol: YUSC (
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Common names: Schott's Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, San Carlos
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits cooked, skins peeled off and pulp used for food.
RECRD: 46762 id: 44224