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 |