Liliaceae Allium canadense L.
Meadow Garlic
Meskwaki - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 262
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Allium canadense L.
Scientific name: Allium canadense L.
USDA symbol: ALCAC (
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Common names: Meadow Garlic
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Dried bulb used for winter cookery.
RECRD: 1256 id: 2067