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wild Hyacinth Dichelostemma Capitatum
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The Native Americans used the corm to make baskets not leak in the bottom.
The Wild Hyacinth also known as Dichelostemma Capitatum lives by the bank of rivers in illinois. The plant has a edible bulb under the ground the rest of the plant is not. The corm grows 60 cm tall and it has two to three leaves. The leaves are 20-40 cm long. The wild hyacinth normally has 2 to 15 flowers. the flowers tube is 3-12 cm. Black bears,Moles,Deer,Pigs,Rabbits and Pocket Gophers all eat the corms.
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