Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Walapai - Food, Beverage

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 17

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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: Walapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fruits mixed with water and liquid drunk.

RECRD: 40466 id: 43966

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