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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

ENGLISH: golden mariposa, sego lily<br />

USES/NOTES: The Navajo and Hopi <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American West <strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> Bulds.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Cronquist et al. 1977, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968,<br />

Yanovsky 1936<br />

Calochortus barb<strong>at</strong>us (Kunth) J.H. Painter<br />

FAMILY: Calochortaceae (mariposa lily) or Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: mariposa lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central and northwestern Mexico, into sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

California and perhaps beyond in <strong>the</strong> southwestern U.S.<br />

REFERENCES: Balls 1975, PFAF n.d., Yanovsky 1936<br />

Calochortus clav<strong>at</strong>us S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Calochortaceae (mariposa lily) or Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: Arroyo de la Cruz mariposa lily, club-hair mariposa lily,<br />

slender mariposa lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Bulbs are edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California<br />

REFERENCES: Balls 1975, Hickman 1993, Munz 1974, PFAF n.d., Yanovsky<br />

1936<br />

Calochortus elegans Pursh<br />

FAMILY: Calochortaceae (mariposa lily) or Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: elegant mariposa lily, northwestern mariposa lily, star tulip<br />

USES/NOTES: Amerindians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Northwest have been known to<br />

e<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> bulbs.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California to Washington and Montana and adjacent Canada<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Hickman 1993, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Yanovsky<br />

1936<br />

Calochortus flexuosus S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Calochortaceae (mariposa lily) or Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: bent-stem mariposa, mariposa lily, sego lily, segolily<br />

mariposa, straggling mariposa lily, twining mariposa, weak-stem<br />

mariposa lily, winding mariposa lily<br />

USES/NOTES: Plant is used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb, seeds are made into an edible<br />

paste, and flowers are added to salads. Once an important food for<br />

Amerindians and early European settlers in <strong>the</strong> American West.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Southwestern U.S. from Colorado to California<br />

REFERENCES: Harrington 1967, Hickman 1993, Munz 1974<br />

Calochortus gunnisonii S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Calochortaceae (mariposa lily) or Liliaceae (lily)<br />

ENGLISH: Gunnison mariposa, mariposa lily, sego lily, segolily<br />

mariposa<br />

USES/NOTES: Plant is used as a po<strong>the</strong>rb, seeds are made into an edible<br />

paste, flowers are e<strong>at</strong>en in salads, bulbs are e<strong>at</strong>en raw or cooked,<br />

and dried bulbs are a flour source. Cheyenne dried <strong>the</strong> sweet bulbs<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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