Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
Golden Mariposa Lily
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20
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Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
Scientific name: Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAAU8 (
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Common names: Golden Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.
RECRD: 10410 id: 7709