Liliaceae Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
Nodding Onion
Tewa - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 53
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Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
Scientific name: Allium cernuum var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.
USDA symbol: ALCEO (
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Common names: Nodding Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs washed and eaten raw with broken waferbread dipped in water.
RECRD: 41919 id: 2176