Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region ediblepoisonousp00dahl Year: 1944 57 44. Spanish Bayonet Yucca elephantipes The white or cream-colored bell-shaped flowers of the Spanish bayonet constitute one of the most popular vegetables of Central America. They are very good when fried with eggs, or they may be eaten raw in salads. The stiff, short-trunked plants with spine-tipped leaves are common throughout most of Central America where they are chiefly planted but sometimes are found growing wild. The Spanish bayonet is called yucca or palmito in Panama, itabo in Costa Rica, and

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Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region ediblepoisonousp00dahl Year: 1944 57 44. Spanish Bayonet Yucca elephantipes The white or cream-colored bell-shaped flowers of the Spanish bayonet constitute one of the most popular vegetables of Central America. They are very good when fried with eggs, or they may be eaten raw in salads. The stiff, short-trunked plants with spine-tipped leaves are common throughout most of Central America where they are chiefly planted but sometimes are found growing wild. The Spanish bayonet is called yucca or palmito in Panama, itabo in Costa Rica, and izote in northern Central America.

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