Liliaceae Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray

Sego Lily

Hopi - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 295

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Scientific name: Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: CANU3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sego Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds and flowers ground to make yellow pollen.

RECRD: 21331 id: 7755

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