Liliaceae Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
Hopi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 20
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Allium cernuum Roth
Scientific name: Allium cernuum Roth
USDA symbol: ALCEC2 (
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Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Eaten raw with cornmeal dumplings or fresh piki bread.
RECRD: 45828 id: 2125