Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Yucca baccata Torr.

Origin: native

Common names:

Banana (1871) (103)

Banana yucca (1923-Present) (50, 138)

Datil (1913, NM) (153)

Datil yucca (1942) (155)

Hosh-kawn (1913) (5)

Mexican banana (1900) (158)

Soap plant [Soap-plant] (1900) (158)

Spanish bayonet [Spanish-bayonet] (1871-1919) (5, 103, 107, 158)

Spanish dagger (1913) (5)