Liliaceae Calochortus venustus Dougl. ex Benth.

Butterfly Mariposa Lily

Tubatulabal - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15

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Scientific name: Calochortus venustus Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: CAVE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Tubatulabal
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.

RECRD: 44344 id: 7777

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