Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
Common names: Soaptree Yucca
Species details (USDA):
USDA YUELE
Documented uses
32 uses documented
Apache
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(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,
pages 64)
Apache
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(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,
pages 19)
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler,
1936,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63,
pages 37)
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler,
1936,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63,
pages 38)
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler,
1936,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63,
pages 39)
Apache, Mescalero
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Basehart, Harry W.,
1974,
Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization,
New York. Garland Publishing Inc.,
pages 40)
Apache, Mescalero
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Basehart, Harry W.,
1974,
Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization,
New York. Garland Publishing Inc.,
pages 40)
Apache, Mescalero
Food, Soup
detail...
(Basehart, Harry W.,
1974,
Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization,
New York. Garland Publishing Inc.,
pages 40)
Apache, Mescalero
Food, Staple
detail...
(Basehart, Harry W.,
1974,
Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization,
New York. Garland Publishing Inc.,
pages 40)
Apache, Mescalero
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Basehart, Harry W.,
1974,
Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization,
New York. Garland Publishing Inc.,
pages 40)
Apache, Western
Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Fiber, Furniture
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 193)
Apache, Western
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 182)
Apache, Western
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 183)
Apache, Western
Other, Soap
detail...
(Buskirk, Winfred,
1986,
The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950,
Norman. University of Oklahoma Press,
pages 183)
Navajo
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 33)
Navajo
Other, Soap
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 33)
Navajo
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Elmore, Francis H.,
1944,
Ethnobotany of the Navajo,
Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research,
pages 33)
Papago
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(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,
pages 34)
Papago
Fiber, Building Material
detail...
(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,
pages 54)
Papago
Fiber, Sewing Material
detail...
(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,
pages 62)
Papago
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(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,
pages 64)
Pima
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(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,
pages 60)
Pima
Other, Containers
detail...
(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,
pages 46)
Pima
Other, Containers
detail...
(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,
pages 35)
Pima
Other, Soap
detail...
(Russell, Frank,
1908,
The Pima Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390,
pages 72)
Southwest Indians
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(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,
pages 19)
Southwest Indians
Other, Fasteners
detail...
(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,
pages 28)