Liliaceae Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.

Nodding Onion

Acoma - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15

View all documented uses for Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.

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Scientific name: Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
USDA symbol: ALCEO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Acoma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.

RECRD: 40968 id: 2169

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