Liliaceae Uvularia sessilifolia L.

Sessileleaf Bellwort

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25

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Scientific name: Uvularia sessilifolia L.
USDA symbol: UVSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sessileleaf Bellwort
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten as cooked greens.

RECRD: 9120 id: 41945

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