Liliaceae Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng.
Yellow Missionbells
Ute - Food, Unspecified
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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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: Ute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs formerly used for food.
RECRD: 4532 id: 15388