Zephyranthes atamasco
(L.) Herbert
Atamasco lily
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Description
A bulb plant in the amaryllis family from temperate regions, historically used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The bulbs and roots were eaten as a famine food.
Traditional Uses
CAUTION: It is probably toxic unless treated. The bulbs were eaten as a famine food.
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Known Hazards
The bulbs are probably toxic unless treated.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Australia, France, North America, USA,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Notes
There are about 50-70 Zephyranthes species. They are in tropical America. Also put in the family Liliaceae.
References (12)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 700
- Appendix 36. 1821 "atamasco" - spelling verified from original source\; Linnaeus corrected the spelling of the basionym in Sp. pl. ed. 2 to "atamasco" and this spelling is widely used\; however, "atamasca" is listed in ICBN App. IIIA (p. 259)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Atamasco atamasco)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 704
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 311
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- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 14
- Marinelli, J. (Ed), 2004, Plant. DK. p 259
- PICKERING, (As Atamasco atamasco)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 693
- STURTEVANT, (As Atamasco atamasco)
- Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C. (As Atamasco atamasco)
