Liliaceae Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl.

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily

Paiute - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 58

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Scientific name: Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl.
USDA symbol: CAMAM9 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw, boiled or roasted.

RECRD: 1401 id: 7740

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