Liliaceae Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray

Sego Lily

Ute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 33

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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: Ute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs formerly used for food.

RECRD: 4519 id: 7765

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