Liliaceae Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller
Roundtooth 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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Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller
Scientific name: Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller
USDA symbol: DIMU5 (
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Common names: Roundtooth Snakelily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw bulbs used for food.
RECRD: 5848 id: 12485