Liliaceae Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Foothill Deathcamas
Navajo, Kayenta - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17
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Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Scientific name: Zigadenus paniculatus (Nutt.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ZIPA2 (
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Common names: Foothill Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Plants used as greens.
RECRD: 41990 id: 44561