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Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Bulbs formerly used for food.
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
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Great Basin Indian Food, Winter Use Food
Bulbs used for food during the winter.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Havasupai Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten with bread and mescal.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Hopi Food, Candy
Raw roots filled with sugar and eaten by children in early spring.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 295
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Seeds and flowers ground to make yellow pollen.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 295
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Yellow flower used ceremonially. In the spring, the flower is collected in quantity together with larkspur. Boys holding handfuls of these two plants above their heads are chased by the girls upon certain occasions.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 295
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Navajo Food, Baby Food
Bulbs, a children's food, eaten by children while playing.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Navajo Food, Starvation Food
Bulbs formerly used for food in times of scarcity.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 24
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten raw.
Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 24
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Paiute, Nevada Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food during the spring.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 47
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
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 nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
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 nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
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 nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Ute Food, Starvation Food
Bulbs used for food in starving times.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 15
Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Sego Lily
USDA CANU3
Ute Food, Unspecified
Bulbs formerly used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 33
Calochortus palmeri S. Wats.
Palmer's Mariposa Lily
USDA CAPAP4
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 palmeri S. Wats.
Palmer's Mariposa Lily
USDA CAPAP4
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15
Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
Mount Diablo Globelily
USDA CAPU2
Karok Food, Unspecified
Bulbs baked in the earth oven and eaten.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380
Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
Mount Diablo Globelily
USDA CAPU2
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten raw or roasted.
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
Calochortus pulchellus Dougl. ex Benth.
Mount Diablo Globelily
USDA CAPU2
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten raw or roasted.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Calochortus sp.
Mariposa Lily
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Bulbs dug and eaten for the pleasant flavor.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 8
Calochortus sp.
Mariposa Lily
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten for food.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Calochortus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.
Tolmie Startulip
USDA CATO
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Corms eaten mostly by children.
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
Calochortus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.
Tolmie Startulip
USDA CATO
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 31
Calochortus tolmiei Hook. & Arn.
Tolmie Startulip
USDA CATO
Yuki Food, Unspecified
Sweet corms eaten raw.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 85
Calochortus venustus Dougl. ex Benth.
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
USDA CAVE3
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 venustus Dougl. ex Benth.
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
USDA CAVE3
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified
Bulbs used for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15
Calochortus vestae Purdy
Coast Range Mariposa Lily
USDA CAVE4
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten for food.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 90
Calochortus vestae Purdy
Coast Range Mariposa Lily
USDA CAVE4
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 63