FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
ZEPHYRANTHES ATAMASCO Amaryllideae, ATAMASCO LILY
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
is a plant of the southern states of North America. The bulbous roots were eaten by the Creek Indians in times of scarcity. In France, this species is cultivated in the flower gardens.
