Liliaceae Allium bisceptrum var. palmeri (S. Wats.) Cronq.

Aspen Onion

Havasupai - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 211

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Scientific name: Allium bisceptrum var. palmeri (S. Wats.) Cronq.
USDA symbol: ALBIP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Aspen Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Bulbs eaten only when very hungry.

RECRD: 7183 id: 2044

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