Liliaceae Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.

Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Cheyenne - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 12

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Scientific name: Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAGUG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Bulbs dried and used as a winter food.

RECRD: 44673 id: 7715

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