Liliaceae Allium macropetalum Rydb.

Largeflower Wild Onion

Navajo - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 221

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Scientific name: Allium macropetalum Rydb.
USDA symbol: ALMA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Largeflower Wild Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Entire plant eaten raw or cooked with meat.

RECRD: 2274 id: 2201