Liliaceae Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
Mount Diablo Globelily
Karok - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380
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Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
Scientific name: Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: CAPU2 (
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Common names: Mount Diablo Globelily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs baked in the earth oven and eaten.
RECRD: 8477 id: 7768