Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Southwest Indians - Food, Dried Food
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 11
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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: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Rind dried and eaten without cooking.
RECRD: 40434 id: 43949