Erythronium parviflorum
(S.Watson) Godding
Yellow Avalanchelily
Liliaceae Edible: Root, Bulb
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Description
A temperate bulbous lily plant in the Liliaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The bulbs were traditionally an important food source for a number of western North American Indigenous Nations. They were harvested when the plants were in fruit and often pit cooked, then dried and stored. They can also be boiled.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 22 Erythronium species.
References (2)
- 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)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
