Liliaceae Calochortus vestae Purdy

Coast Range Mariposa Lily

Pomo, Kashaya - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 63

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Scientific name: Calochortus vestae Purdy
USDA symbol: CAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coast Range Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo, Kashaya
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Baked bulbs eaten like baked potatoes.

RECRD: 859 id: 7779

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