Agavaceae Dasylirion wheeleri S. Wats.

Common Sotol

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
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, page 52

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Scientific name: Dasylirion wheeleri S. Wats.
USDA symbol: DAWH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Sotol
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Crowns pit-baked, removed, peeled, crushed, mixed with water, fermented and used as a beverage.

RECRD: 40244 id: 12058

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