Liliaceae Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
Kutenai - 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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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: Kutenai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Bulbs used as a staple food.
RECRD: 45076 id: 2133