Liliaceae Fritillaria affinis var. affinis

Riceroot

Thompson - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 125

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Scientific name: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis
USDA symbol: FRAFA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Riceroot
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Washed bulbs dried for future use.

RECRD: 32270 id: 15346

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