Liliaceae Allium geyeri S. Wats.

Geyer's Onion

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 47

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Scientific name: Allium geyeri S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ALGEG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Geyer's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Onions used to flavor soups and gravies.

RECRD: 40206 id: 2188

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