Liliaceae Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray

Sego Lily

Navajo - Food, Baby Food

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 nuttallii Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: CANU3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sego Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Baby Food
Notes: Bulbs, a children's food, eaten by children while playing.

RECRD: 2698 id: 7757

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