Liliaceae Allium acuminatum Hook.
Tapertip Onion
Quileute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 59
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Allium acuminatum Hook.
Scientific name: Allium acuminatum Hook.
USDA symbol: ALAC4 (
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Common names: Tapertip Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Quileute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs pit baked and used for food.
RECRD: 46481 id: 2029