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

Nodding Onion

Blackfoot - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278

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: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw.

RECRD: 60358 id: 2171

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