Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree 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 19

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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: Southwest Indians
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Stems baked, dried, softened in water and eaten.

RECRD: 40475 id: 44048

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