Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
Narrowleaf Yucca
Hopi - Food, Fruit
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 64
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Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
Scientific name: Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
USDA symbol: YUANA2 (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit sometimes used for food.
RECRD: 40619 id: 43763