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Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Largeflower Wild Onion
USDA ALMA4
Navajo Food, Dried Food
Bulbs rubbed in hot ashes, dried and stored for winter use.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15
Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Largeflower Wild Onion
USDA ALMA4
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Bulbs rubbed in hot ashes and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15
Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Largeflower Wild Onion
USDA ALMA4
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Onions singed, to remove the strong taste, and eaten immediately.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31
Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Largeflower Wild Onion
USDA ALMA4
Navajo Food, Vegetable
Entire plant eaten raw or cooked with meat.
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 221
Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Largeflower Wild Onion
USDA ALMA4
Navajo Food, Winter Use Food
Onions singed, to remove the strong taste, dried and stored for winter use.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31