Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
Narrowleaf Yucca
Hopi - Other, Paint
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71
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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: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Juice used as a varnish on certain kachinas.
RECRD: 41419 id: 43768