Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree Yucca

Pima - Other, Containers

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 46

View all documented uses for Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

---

Scientific name: Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
USDA symbol: YUELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Soaptree Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Cactus ribs bound together to form the frame for containers used to carry crops.

RECRD: 40548 id: 44045

---