Liliaceae Allium cernuum Roth
Nodding Onion
Navajo - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31
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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Onions singed, to remove the strong taste, and eaten immediately.
RECRD: 2692 id: 2143