Agavaceae Yucca whipplei Torr.

Chaparral Yucca

Luiseno - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 195

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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: Luiseno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant head roasted in an earth oven and formerly used for food.

RECRD: 30815 id: 44282

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