Agavaceae Yucca brevifolia Engelm.

Joshua Tree

Shoshoni - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 445

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Scientific name: Yucca brevifolia Engelm.
USDA symbol: YUBAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Joshua Tree
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used to make baskets.

RECRD: 6846 id: 44013

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