Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Atamasco atamasco

Synonym(s):

Zephyranthes atamasco , Amaryllis Atamasco

Uses

North America: bulbous roots eaten by Creek tribe in times of scarcity

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (L.) Green; Adans.

Plant Classification Group:

Amaryllidaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- United States

Plant References:

PICKERING
STURTEVANT
YANOVSKY

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