Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.

Golden Mariposa Lily

Hopi - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 159

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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: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs and flowers eaten.

RECRD: 10672 id: 7703

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