Agavaceae Yucca whipplei Torr.
Chaparral Yucca
Diegueno - Fiber, Furniture
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 45
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Yucca whipplei Torr.
Scientific name: Yucca whipplei Torr.
USDA symbol: YUWHW (
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Common names: Chaparral Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Furniture
Notes: Leaf fibers used to make lattice work cradle on a frame of scrub oak.
RECRD: 2574 id: 44278