7. Yucca whipplei “Our Lord's Candle” Ako
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Food: Ako blossoms were eaten raw, roasted, or cooked with wild onions.
Basketry: A fine white fiber was extracted from the leaves of Ako for working day utility baskets.
Clothing: Ako fibers were used to make sandals.
Cordage: cordage for ropes and nets was made from Ako fibers.
Shrub
Blossoms April to May
Dry often stony slopes 1000 to 4000 feet; mostly Chaparral, sometimes Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub.