Agavaceae Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

Mojave Yucca

Southwest Indians - 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 18

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Scientific name: Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies
USDA symbol: YUSC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mojave Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Southwest Indians
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fruit cooked and made into a drink.

RECRD: 40468 id: 44219

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