Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Papago - Fiber, Cordage
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 40
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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: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaves split and used as tying material.
RECRD: 40536 id: 43911