Liliaceae Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt.

Spotted Missionbells

Ute - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 34

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Scientific name: Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt.
USDA symbol: FRAT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spotted Missionbells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Ute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Decoction of bulbs and roots in large quantities regarded dangerously poisonous.

RECRD: 4531 id: 15353

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