Liliaceae Allium canadense L.

Meadow Garlic

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 46

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Scientific name: Allium canadense L.
USDA symbol: ALCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Meadow Garlic
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Boiled bulbs fried with grease and greens.

RECRD: 2185 id: 2059