Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.

Narrowleaf Yucca

Hopi - Other, Decorations

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 34

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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: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Shredded leaves used to make the packing for the spirals of a plaque.

RECRD: 40501 id: 43767

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