Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Keres, Western - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74
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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten when thoroughly ripe.
RECRD: 30529 id: 43850