Liliaceae Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene

Fool's Onion

Paiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 102

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Scientific name: Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
USDA symbol: TRHY3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fool's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs roasted and used for food.

RECRD: 44008 id: 40798

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