Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria affinis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria affinis is a perennial plant growing from an underground bulb comprising 2 - 5 large scales plus up to 50 smal scales. The flowering stem is around 10 - 120cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. A popular native food, it was harvested in quantity and often traded with other tribes[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California

HabitatPrairies and grass bluffs to woodland and coniferous forests, usually on leafy soils overlying a rather stony sub-soil; at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].