Agavaceae Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa M.E. Jones
Chaparral Yucca
Kawaiisu - Fiber, Basketry
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 69
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Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa M.E. Jones
Scientific name: Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: YUWHC2 (
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Common names: Chaparral Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Split rootstock cores used as pattern material in coiled basketry.
RECRD: 4490 id: 44290