Agavaceae Yucca sp.

Yucca

Papago - Food, Staple

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 45

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Scientific name: Yucca sp.
Common names: Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Fruits dried and used as a staple food.

RECRD: 43581 id: 44262

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