Liliaceae Allium tricoccum Ait.

Wild Leek

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 47

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Scientific name: Allium tricoccum Ait.
USDA symbol: ALTR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Leek
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Bulbs and leaves cooked like poke, with or without eggs.

RECRD: 2186 id: 2288

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