Liliaceae Lilium columbianum hort. ex Baker
Columbian Lily
Thompson - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 126
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Lilium columbianum hort. ex Baker
Scientific name: Lilium columbianum hort. ex Baker
USDA symbol: LICO (
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Common names: Columbian Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Pit cooked bulbs dried for future use and usually cooked with meat.
RECRD: 32275 id: 20282