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Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Apache Food, Dried Food
Heads and young leaves roasted, sun dried and used immediately or stored.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Apache Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Apache, White Mountain Food, Beverage
'Hearts' and roots pit baked, crushed and fermented into an intoxicating beverage.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 145
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Tubers pit baked and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Apache, White Mountain Food, Winter Use Food
Tubers pit baked and stored for future use.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 145
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Comanche Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Mohave Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Paiute Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Bundles of fibers used as combination brushes and combs for hair.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 51
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Fiber, Building Material
Leaves split and used for the weft of wrapped weaving in house frames.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 53
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Unspecified
Pit baked and extensively used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 16
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Unspecified
Pit baked and used for food.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 61
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Central flowering stalks eaten as greens in spring before they emerged.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Crowns with leaves removed eaten as greens in winter.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Flower stalks eaten as greens.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 16
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Flower stalks roasted in ashes and eaten as greens.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 46
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Pit baked and used as greens.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 46
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Other, Cash Crop
Pit baked, kept in jars and traded as a delicacy.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 16
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Papago Other, Containers
Two-ply fiber formerly used to make carrying nets.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 54
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Pima Food, Dried Food
Fruit heads roasted, centers sun dried and used for food.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 70
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish
Juice boiled and used as a syrup.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 70
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Pima Food, Starvation Food
Used for food in times of famine.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 70
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Pima Other, Cash Crop
Obtained by barter from the Papago Indians.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Ute Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
Agave americana L.
American Century Plant
USDA AGAMA2
Yuma Food, Staple
Used as one of the most important foods.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10