Liliaceae Allium drummondii Regel
Drummond's Onion
Cheyenne - Food, Spice
Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171
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Allium drummondii Regel
Scientific name: Allium drummondii Regel
USDA symbol: ALDR (
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Common names: Drummond's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Boiled with meat, when salt scarce, to flavor the food.
RECRD: 1929 id: 2181