Liliaceae Allium acuminatum Hook.

Tapertip Onion

Paiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 102

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Scientific name: Allium acuminatum Hook.
USDA symbol: ALAC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tapertip Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeded heads placed in hot ashes for a few minutes, seeds extracted and eaten.

RECRD: 44001 id: 2027

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