Liliaceae Allium geyeri S. Wats.
Geyer's Onion
Hopi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 20
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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: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Eaten raw with cornmeal dumplings or fresh piki bread.
RECRD: 45829 id: 2191