Liliaceae Allium cepa L.
Garden Onion
Neeshenam - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377
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Allium cepa L.
Scientific name: Allium cepa L.
USDA symbol: ALCEC (
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Common names: Garden Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Neeshenam
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Eaten raw, roasted or boiled.
RECRD: 46352 id: 2092