Liliaceae Trillium petiolatum Pursh
Idaho Trillium
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Appetizer
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 50
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Trillium petiolatum Pursh
Scientific name: Trillium petiolatum Pursh
USDA symbol: TRPE3 (
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Common names: Idaho Trillium
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Appetizer
Notes: Roots used to make a tea and taken as an appetizer.
RECRD: 12250 id: 40720