Liliaceae Allium cernuum Roth

Nodding Onion

Flathead - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 10

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Scientific name: Allium cernuum Roth
USDA symbol: ALCEC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Flathead
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Bulbs used as a staple food.

RECRD: 45075 id: 2121

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