Liliaceae Fritillaria affinis var. affinis

Riceroot

Shuswap - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 54

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Scientific name: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis
USDA symbol: FRAFA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Riceroot
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roasted roots and stems used for food.

RECRD: 2116 id: 15345

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