Liliaceae Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.

Yellow Missionbells

Montana Indian - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 25

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Scientific name: Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.
USDA symbol: FRPU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Missionbells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Bulbous, underground corms eaten by bears, gophers and ground squirrels.

RECRD: 45197 id: 15373

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