Liliaceae Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr

Midland Fawnlily

Winnebago - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71

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Scientific name: Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr
USDA symbol: ERME15 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Midland Fawnlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Winnebago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw plant, freshly dug in springtime, eaten avidly by children.

RECRD: 31147 id: 14364

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