Liliaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Congested Snakelily

Apache, San Carlos - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258

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Scientific name: Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
USDA symbol: DICAC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Congested Snakelily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, San Carlos
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw or cooked in spring.

RECRD: 46764 id: 12464

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