Liliaceae Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
Fool's Onion
Atsugewi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 138
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Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
Scientific name: Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
USDA symbol: TRHY3 (
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Common names: Fool's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Atsugewi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Cooked in earth oven and used for food.
RECRD: 20852 id: 40794