Liliaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Congested Snakelily

Karok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27

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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: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.

RECRD: 5849 id: 12466