Liliaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Congested Snakelily

Papago - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 17

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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw in spring before other crops appeared.

RECRD: 43474 id: 12476

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