Liliaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Congested Snakelily

Kawaiisu - Other, Fasteners

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 16

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Scientific name: Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum
USDA symbol: DICAC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Congested Snakelily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Corms rubbed on metate into an adhesive & spread on seed gathering baskets to close the interstices.

RECRD: 4172 id: 12467

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