Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.

Golden Mariposa Lily

Hopi - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18

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Scientific name: Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAAU8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Golden Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used in the Flute ceremony.

RECRD: 83299 id: 7702

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