Agavaceae Yucca whipplei Torr.

Chaparral Yucca

Cahuilla - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 150

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Scientific name: Yucca whipplei Torr.
USDA symbol: YUWHW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Chaparral Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Less mature flowers parboiled and very mature flowers boiled three times with salt and eaten.

RECRD: 11859 id: 44275

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