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Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Apache, San Carlos Food, Unspecified
Blue flowers eaten raw.
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Apache, San Carlos Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw or cooked in spring.
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 258
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten raw or cooked.
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 47
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Karok Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Kawaiisu Other, Fasteners
Corms rubbed on metate into an adhesive & spread on seed gathering baskets to close the interstices.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 16
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Luiseno Food, Unspecified
Bulb used for food.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw or cooked.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 323
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Bulbs steamed in earth oven and eaten.
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 156
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Neeshenam Food, Unspecified
Eaten raw, roasted or boiled.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Paiute Food, Dried Food
Roots dried and stored.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Paiute Food, Staple
Roots roasted and ground into flour.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Fresh roots eaten raw.
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Papago Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw in early spring before other foods available.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 60
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Papago Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw in spring before other crops appeared.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 17
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Pima, Gila River Food, Baby Food
Raw roots eaten primarily by children.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food
Bulbs eaten primarily by children as snack food.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw or cooked.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 90
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Vegetable
Baked or boiled corms 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 26
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
Congested Snakelily
USDA DICAC5
Yuki Food, Unspecified
Sweet bulbs used for food.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 86