Yucca angustissima (Agavaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Yucca angustissima
Evergreen shrub
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The Yucca angustissima plant species is found in Southwestern N. America. It is a member of the Agavaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Yucca angustissima
Family:  Agavaceae
Author:  Engelm. ex Trev.

Known Hazards:  The roots contain saponins[222]. Whilst saponins are quite toxic to people, they are poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass straight through. They are also destroyed by prolonged heat, such as slow baking in an oven. Saponins are found in many common foods such as beans[K]. Saponins are much more toxic to some creatures, such as fish, and hunting tribes have traditionally put large quantities of them in streams, lakes etc in order to stupefy or kill the fish[K].

Mature Height:  0.4   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Desert areas in Arizona, 900 - 2100 metres.

Edible Uses: Fruit - the immature fruit is cooked[85]. Baked in an oven[216]. A bitter taste, the bitterness is in the skin[85]. The fruit is about 6cm long and 2.5cm wide[200]. Flowers - raw or cooked. They are delicious raw, or can be dried, crushed and used as a flavouring[85]. Flowering stem - peeled, cooked and used like asparagus. The whitish inner portion is used[85].

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