common noun. wild rice ('Indian rice'); the plant is a lily with dark purple flowers; the shallow cluster of roots can be dug out with
a stick; chocolate lily
Scientific name: Frittilaria camchatcensis
Aka naa int güülł miyuubm gyet. Nobody gets Indian rice [anymore].
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
Louisa Anderson looking for Indian rice. Phtography by Margaret Anderson.
Elizabeth Dundas with Indian rice roots. Photograph by Margaret Anderson
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.