Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)

   
 

All photographs from the El Paso Archaeology Museum, El Paso, Texas. Fig 1. Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata), , 19 Mar 2005. Fig. 2. Closeup of leaves showing the typical fibers coming off the leaf edges. Photographs by A.H. Harris. Fig. 3. Flower stalk with buds. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Datil, Banana Yucca
• Common Spanish Names: Datil
• Scientific Name: Yucca baccata (YUCK-uh bah-KAY-tuh)
• Family: Agavaceae (Agave Family)
• Geographic Range: California to Colorado southeast to Texas and south into Mexico.
• Description: Perennial shrub or subshrub.
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• Ethnobotany: Ethnobotanical comments by Jane SpottedBird. To return to this page, use the back button on your browser.

Last Update: 24 May 2006