Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Hopi - Food, Preserves
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 18
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Yucca baccata Torr.
Scientific name: Yucca baccata Torr.
USDA symbol: YUBAB (
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Common names: Banana Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruits sun dried, boiled into jam and eaten with corn dumplings or boiled bread.
RECRD: 45821 id: 43828