Liliaceae Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.

Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Cheyenne - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172

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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: Porridge
Notes: Dried bulbs pounded fine and meal boiled into a sweet porridge or mush.

RECRD: 1932 id: 7716

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