Liliaceae Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
Nodding Onion
Blackfoot - Food, Spice
Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278
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Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
Scientific name: Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
USDA symbol: ALCEO (
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Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Bulbs used for flavoring.
RECRD: 60359 id: 2170