Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
Papago - Fiber, Cordage
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 61
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Yucca glauca Nutt.
Scientific name: Yucca glauca Nutt.
USDA symbol: YUGLG2 (
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Common names: Small Soapweed
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Leaves split into strands, made into cords and used for tying up bundles of material.
RECRD: 43651 id: 44160