Liliaceae Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.
Yellow Missionbells
Blackfoot - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 102
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Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.
Scientific name: Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.
USDA symbol: FRPU2 (
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Common names: Yellow Missionbells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Bulbs eaten with soup.
RECRD: 3984 id: 15369