| 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 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Dye, Unspecified Burned stalk ash used as a dye for tattoos. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Fiber, Basketry Pounded leaves dried and made into cactus bags. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Fiber, Clothing Pounded leaves dried and made into shoes, sandals and women's skirts. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Pounded leaves dried and made into nets used for baby cradles. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Pounded leaves dried and made into nets, slings and cordage. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Fiber, Scouring Material Pounded leaves dried and made into cleaning brushes for cooking water. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Baked leaves dried and stored for future use. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Flowers parboiled to release the bitterness and dried for future use. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Roasted, pounded stalks and leaves made into cakes and sun dried. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Baked leaves eaten. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Flowers parboiled to release the bitterness and eaten. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Roasted stalks used for food. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items Pounded leaves dried and made into netting used for ceremonial costumes. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Fuel Dried stalks used for firewood. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Pounded leaves dried and made into bowstrings and snares. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Stable Gear Pounded leaves dried and made into saddle blankets. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Tools Thorns used as awls in basket making. 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 31 |
| Agave deserti Engelm. Desert Agave USDA AGDED |
Cahuilla Other, Tools Thorns used as tool for tattooing. 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 31 |
| Agave parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
Apache Food, Unspecified Roots baked and eaten. 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 13 |
| Agave parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 parryi Engelm. Parry's Agave USDA AGPAP5 |
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 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Fiber, Cordage Plant fibers used to make rope. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Beverage Juice squeezed from baked fibers and drunk. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Dried Food Heads baked or boiled, pounded into flat sheets, sun dried and stored for future use. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Porridge Dried, baked heads boiled and made into a 'paste.' Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Soup Dried, baked heads boiled and made into soup. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Heads baked and eaten. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Young and tender flowering stalks and shoots roasted and eaten. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to line the baking pits. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 91 |
| Agave sp. Mescal |
Navajo Other, Tools Sharp pointed leaf tips used to make basketry awls. Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
| Aletes anisatus (Gray) Theobald & Tseng Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley USDA ALAN3 |
Isleta Food, Sauce & Relish Leaves eaten fresh as a relish. 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 47 |
| Aletes anisatus (Gray) Theobald & Tseng Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley USDA ALAN3 |
Isleta Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked and used as greens. 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 47 |
| Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze Iodinebush USDA ALOC2 |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Ground seed flour and water made into a drink. 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 36 |
| Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze Iodinebush USDA ALOC2 |
Cahuilla Food, Bread & Cake Ground seed flour dampened, shaped, dried and eaten as a cookie. 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 36 |
| Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze Iodinebush USDA ALOC2 |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Ground seed flour and water made into a mush. 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 36 |
| Allium cernuum Roth Nodding Onion USDA ALCEC2 |
Hopi Food, Spice Used for flavoring before the introduction of the cultivated onion. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70 |
| Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr. Nodding Onion USDA ALCEO |
Acoma Food, Unspecified Bulbs used for food. 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 15 |
| Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr. Nodding Onion USDA ALCEO |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Dipped in water with broken wafer bread and eaten raw. 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 15 |