Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Navajo, Ramah - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21
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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: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaf fiber made into string or rope and used for temporary or emergency purposes.
RECRD: 10413 id: 43898