Sego Lily, Calochortus nuttallii 

Her name, Sego (or seego or sikoo) is Shoshone for edible bulb 🤍 Shoshone and Ute peoples harvested and ate the bulbs of this pretty lily~ boiled, roasted, or dried, then ground and cooked into a soup or porridge 🤍 They taught early Mormon immigrants (in present day Utah) how to find and use the bulbs to survive winter and times of famine. Sego lily is recognized as the state flower of Utah because of her historic role, but her significance to Shoshone, Ute, and other Indigenous cultures long predates this designation 🤍