Liliaceae Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
Fool's Onion
Paiute - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 55
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Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
Scientific name: Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
USDA symbol: TRHY3 (
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Common names: Fool's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Root eaten boiled and mashed, like potatoes.
RECRD: 1397 id: 40799