Liliaceae Hesperocallis undulata Gray

Desertlily

Yuma - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207

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Scientific name: Hesperocallis undulata Gray
USDA symbol: HEUN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desertlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw, baked or boiled.

RECRD: 40404 id: 16968

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