Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

San Felipe - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 54

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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: San Felipe
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Partly matured fruits cooked to form a semi-liquid substance, dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 41330 id: 43936

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