Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Southwest Indians - 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 39
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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: Southwest Indians
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Split leaves or fibers used as tying material.
RECRD: 40532 id: 43940