Agavaceae Yucca torreyi Shafer

Torrey's Yucca

Apache - Other, Designs

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 35

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Scientific name: Yucca torreyi Shafer
USDA symbol: YUTO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Torrey's Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Designs
Notes: Roots used to produce a red pattern in baskets.

RECRD: 40517 id: 44269

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