Liliaceae Allium bisceptrum S. Wats.
Twincrest Onion
Apache, White Mountain - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155
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Allium bisceptrum S. Wats.
Scientific name: Allium bisceptrum S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ALBIB (
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Common names: Twincrest Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs eaten raw and cooked.
RECRD: 60194 id: 2037