Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.

Narrowleaf Yucca

Hopi - Fiber, Sewing 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 33

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Scientific name: Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
USDA symbol: YUANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Sewing Material
Notes: Narrow, split leaf strips used as sewing material for coiled plaques.

RECRD: 40529 id: 43762

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