| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Tewa Other, Soap Roots used to make lather. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Tewa of Hano Other, Ceremonial Items Used to make whips to beat novices during some initiation ceremonies. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaves made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, alters and other objects. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 82 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Cordage Leaves soaked in water to soften them and made into rope by knotting them together. The fibers of the leaves were separated and lengthened for making a coarse cord. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 79 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Dried leaves split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 47 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used for making mats, cincture pads and other articles. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 79 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Seed pods boiled and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Other, Soap Peeled roots pounded, made into suds and used for washing the head, wool garments and blankets. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 83 |
| Yucca glauca var. glauca Soapweed Yucca USDA YUGLG2 |
Hopi Fiber, Basketry Used for basketry. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17 |
| Yucca glauca var. glauca Soapweed Yucca USDA YUGLG2 |
Hopi Other, Soap Root used for soap. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17 |
| Yucca glauca var. glauca Soapweed Yucca USDA YUGLG2 |
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as a substitute for soap and as a wash for the hair. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 27 |
| Yucca harrimaniae Trel. Spanish Bayonet USDA YUHAH |
Southwest Indians Food, Starvation Food Used when agricultural reserves dwindled. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 9 |
| Yucca louisianensis Trel. Gulf Coast Yucca USDA YULO |
Comanche Other, Soap Roots used as soap. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Basketry Fiber used as starting material for baskets. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Fiber used to make brushes for body painting. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Fiber used to make bowstrings, netting and strings for shell money. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Fruit pods eaten raw or roasted. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Other, Soap Scraped, mashed roots and water used as soap. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Diegueno Fiber, Clothing Fibers used to make sandals. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 45 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Hualapai Fiber, Clothing Strong fibers used to make shoes and sandals. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 40 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Hualapai Food, Dried Food Fruits baked, prepared and dried for winter use. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 40 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Hualapai Food, Fruit Fruit eaten raw. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 40 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Hualapai Food, Staple Fruits cooked and ground into a meal. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 40 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Blossoms cooked in water and used for food. 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 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Pods roasted on coals and used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 196 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Luiseno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Leaf fiber formerly used to make fishing lines. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 203 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Luiseno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant fiber used to make fishing lines. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 200 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Mohave Food, Fruit Fruit peeled and eaten without preparation. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Southwest Indians Fiber, Clothing Made into cords and used as base for fur robe garments. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 43 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Southwest Indians Food, Beverage Fruit cooked and made into a drink. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Southwest Indians Food, Dried Food Dried fruit used for food. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Southwest Indians Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 22 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Southwest Indians Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 63 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Apache, San Carlos Food, Dried Food Fruits dried and used for food. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Apache, San Carlos Food, Fruit Fruits cooked, skins peeled off and pulp used for food. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Papago Food, Fruit Fruits cooked and eaten with white flour. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 262 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Papago Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 262 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Papago Other, Cash Crop Dried fruits sold to the Pimas. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 262 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Pima Food, Fruit Fruits cooked and eaten with white flour. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 262 |
| Yucca schottii Engelm. Schott's Yucca USDA YUSC |
Pima Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 262 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Great Basin Indian Other, Soap Root suds used to wash wool. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Jemez Other, Soap Roots boiled, fibrous part removed, water rubbed into lather & used to wash hair & woolen blankets. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Drug, Throat Aid Poultice of plants applied to the head for sore throats. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Basketry Fiber used to secure the butts of the first twigs around a small stick at the bottom of the basket. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Basketry Leaf pith braid woven into a basket. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Building Material Pith twisted with mountain grass and used for roofing. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Fiber used to make knitted leggings. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Pith twisted with mountain grass and used to make leggings and shoes. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Used to make moccasin uppers and dresses. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |