Liliaceae Allium drummondii Regel

Drummond's Onion

Cheyenne - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171

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Scientific name: Allium drummondii Regel
USDA symbol: ALDR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Drummond's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Boiled with meat, when salt scarce, to flavor the food.

RECRD: 1929 id: 2181

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