Liliaceae Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
Nodding Onion
Tewa - 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
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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: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Dipped in water with broken wafer bread and eaten raw.
RECRD: 40976 id: 2177