Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
Golden Mariposa Lily
Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70
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Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
Scientific name: Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAAU8 (
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Common names: Golden Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Ceremonially used as the Yellow Flower associated with the northwest direction.
RECRD: 41413 id: 7705