Liliaceae Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl.
Kamchatka Missionbells
Hesquiat - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55
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Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl.
Scientific name: Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl.
USDA symbol: FRCA5 (
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Common names: Kamchatka Missionbells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Boiled bulbs eaten with oil.
RECRD: 587 id: 15364