Hoover’s umbrellawort, Tauschia hooveri. Used in making sapk̓ísa. They look almost like little onions; they dry and string them up; they’re very tasty, not bitter; they’re the color of water chestnuts. pank̓ú iwá at̓úk yáx̣tpa ku at̓úk x̣nítpa ača kú iwá kkɨ́s ‘umbrellawort is hard to find and hard to dig because they are small’.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation