Agave Shreve: Gentry, Carnegie Inst. Wash. Pub. 
527, p. 95. 1942. 
Western Tarahumara: o'ros. (white, plural form) 
Mexican: mescal blanco 
This whitish appearing plant is scattered in open areas 
in the middle and upper zones of the barrancas in the 
oak and mixed oak and pine vegetation. The hearts are 
pit-baked for eating or are employed in making mescal 
bread or a fermented drink. The stalks are also cooked 
for food. Small plants are used in curing and in death 
ceremonies. 
Specimen: Curavuanvua: Municipios de Guazapares y Chinipas, No- 
palero, ca. 4000 ft. Small scattered plants on open, rocky slope with 
mixture of oaks (Quercus spp.), pines (Pinus spp.) and Nolina mata- 
pensis. Some plants with “‘quiotes’’ removed. Nov. 9, 19873. Bye 
and Burgess 5813. 
Agave Wocomaht Gentry, Carnegie Inst. Wash. Pub. 
527, p. 96. 1942. 
Western ‘Tarahumara: OJCOME (pine maguey) 
Mexican: mescal verde 
A small maguey, -feave Wocomahi is found scattered 
in rock crevices in the sierras among pines. Baked hearts 
‘an be used to make *‘sugui’’ and “‘mesagoli’’, although 
some hearts are said to have a bad taste and are not in- 
gested. The flowers are an acceptable food but are not 
eaten, as they appear at a time when there is an abun- 
dance of other greens. 
Specimens: Cuimuanua: Municipios de Guazapares y Chinipas, No- 
palero, ca. 4000 ft. Few scattered plants on open, rocky slope with 
a mixture of oaks (Quercus spp.) and pines (Pinus spp.). The plants 
are commoner above. Nov. 9, 1973. Bye and Burgess 5812.— Muni- 
cipio de Guazapares, Rocoroibo, ca. 6000 ft. On rocky, open slope 
above arroyo with mixed oaks (Quercus spp.), pines (Pinus Engelmannit 
and P. ponderosa) and madronos (Arbutus spp.). This plant was more 
robust than usual because of the moist site. Nov. 10, 1973. Bye and 
Burgess 58385. 
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