Liliaceae Lilium canadense L.

Canadian Lily

Cherokee - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43

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Scientific name: Lilium canadense L.
USDA symbol: LICAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Roots made into flour and used to make bread for famine times.

RECRD: 9269 id: 20257

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