Liliaceae Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray

Sego Lily

Ute - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 15

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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: Ute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Bulbs used for food in starving times.

RECRD: 20934 id: 7764

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