Liliaceae Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Cheyenne - Food, Unspecified
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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Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.
Scientific name: Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CAGUG (
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Common names: Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs cooked fresh and used for food.
RECRD: 44672 id: 7717