Liliaceae Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
Fool's Onion
Neeshenam - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377
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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: Neeshenam
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Eaten raw, roasted or boiled.
RECRD: 46351 id: 40797