Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Apache - Other, Soap

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 57

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Scientific name: Yucca baccata Torr.
USDA symbol: YUBAB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Banana Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Soap
Notes: Roots pounded and placed in water to form suds used in bathing and shampooing.

RECRD: 40579 id: 43790

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