Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.

Golden Mariposa Lily

Navajo - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32

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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs gathered in early spring, peeled and eaten raw.

RECRD: 2696 id: 7707

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