Liliaceae Calochortus aureus S. Wats.

Golden Mariposa Lily

Hopi - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70

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Scientific name: Calochortus aureus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAAU8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Golden Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Boys holding handfuls of this plant and larkspur above their heads chased by girls on occasions.

RECRD: 41414 id: 7706

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