Liliaceae Allium bisceptrum S. Wats.
Twincrest Onion
Gosiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360
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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: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs eaten in spring and early summer.
RECRD: 4556 id: 2038