Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.

Sacahuista

Yavapai - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
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 62

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Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Leaves used to thatch dwellings.

RECRD: 40610 id: 24040

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