| Calochortus amabilis Purdy Short Lily USDA CAAM3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Vegetable Baked or boiled bulbs eaten like baked or boiled potatoes. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 32 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Hopi Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in the Flute ceremony. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Bulbs and flowers eaten. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 159 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Ceremonially used as the Yellow Flower associated with the northwest direction. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Hopi Other, Toys & Games Boys holding handfuls of this plant and larkspur above their heads chased by girls on occasions. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Bulbs gathered in early spring, peeled and eaten raw. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Bulb used as 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus aureus S. Wats. Golden Mariposa Lily USDA CAAU8 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Bulbs used for food. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus catalinae S. Wats. Santa Catalina Mariposa Lily USDA CACA5 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Bulbs roasted in hot ash pits or steamed prior to eating. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 50 |
| Calochortus concolor (Baker) Purdy Goldenbowl Mariposa Lily USDA CACO4 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Bulbs roasted in hot ash pits or steamed prior to eating. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 50 |
| Calochortus flexuosus S. Wats. Winding Mariposa Lily USDA CAFL |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Bulbs roasted in hot ash pits or steamed prior to eating. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 50 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified Dried, chopped bulbs used as an ingredient for a medicinal mixture. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Drug, Veterinary Aid Root put into a horse's mouth before running the animal in a race. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Dried Food Bulbs dried and used as a winter food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Porridge Dried bulbs pounded fine and meal boiled into a sweet porridge or mush. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Bulbs cooked fresh and used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 45 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Young buds used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Cheyenne Food, Winter Use Food Dried bulbs stored for winter use. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Keres, Western Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of plant taken for swellings. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used as a ceremonial medicine. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of leaf applied to pimples. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of whole plant taken to ease delivery of placenta. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Bulb used as 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily USDA CAGUG |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw or gathered in the fall and boiled. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
| Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Smokey Mariposa USDA CALE3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Dried Food Roots dried and eaten. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 44 |
| Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Smokey Mariposa USDA CALE3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Soup Roots dried and eaten or ground and cooked in soup. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 44 |
| Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Smokey Mariposa USDA CALE3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Vegetable Roots and tubers peeled and eaten roasted or raw. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 44 |
| Calochortus luteus Dougl. ex Lindl. Yellow Mariposa Lily USDA CALU9 |
Miwok Food, Unspecified Roasted bulbs used for food. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 157 |
| Calochortus luteus Dougl. ex Lindl. Yellow Mariposa Lily USDA CALU9 |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Bulbs gathered in early spring, peeled and eaten raw. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32 |
| Calochortus luteus Dougl. ex Lindl. Yellow Mariposa Lily USDA CALU9 |
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Vegetable Baked bulbs eaten like baked potatoes. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 64 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Klamath Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 93 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed bulbs applied to the skin for poison ivy. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified Bulbs eaten raw or pit cooked with other roots. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Roots used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Corms formerly cooked and used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Okanagon Food, Unspecified Sweet flower buds used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Bulbs skinned and eaten fresh in spring. Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 102 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Paiute Food, Vegetable Bulbs eaten raw, boiled or roasted. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Shuswap Food, Forage Plant eaten by cattle and sheep. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 54 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Shuswap Food, Unspecified Roots eaten either raw or cooked. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 54 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Mashed bulbs placed in cheesecloth and used for the eyes. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 119 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Coated, starchy corms used for food. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 481 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Corms formerly cooked and used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Corms used for food, usually raw, but sometimes cooked. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 119 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Sweet buds eaten. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 483 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Sweet flower buds used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 37 |
| Calochortus macrocarpus Dougl. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily USDA CAMAM9 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Unopened flowers eaten raw. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 483 |
| Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray Sego Lily USDA CANU3 |
Gosiute Food, Dried Food Bulbs formerly dried and preserved for winter use. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 364 |