Liliaceae Allium geyeri S. Wats.
Geyer's Onion
Apache - 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 geyeri S. Wats.
Scientific name: Allium geyeri S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ALGEG (
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Common names: Geyer's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.
RECRD: 40971 id: 2187