Where it grows: Saokiipisatsiinikimm, also known as Prairie Funny Vine, grows in the open prairie and at the boundaries of brushy spots. The plant appears to be nodding from June to August when the flowers bloom, and it seems a little unusual to see it shake its head back and forth in the breeze.

How to identify: The leaves of Saokiipisatsiinikimm are soft and grass like. The flowering stalks are 1 to 2 feet tall and bend over so that the clusters of pink or white flowers nod towards the ground.

Blackfoot: Saokiipisatsiinikimm

Raw consumption and seasoning were practised with the bulbs and leaves. (Blackfoot)
The Nodding Onion can be consumed raw or used as a cooking flavour. It has both an onion and a garlic flavour.
Crushing the stem and taking a breath can help you open your nose. Drying the flowering plant and then making tea from it is possible to dry and then make tea from it. If you have abdominal ache, sip this tea. Put some cloths that have been soaked in tea on the swollen area to help lessen the swelling caused by a sprain. (Kainai)

Food Uses:

• Saokiipisatsiinikimm has both an onion and garlic flavour. The bulbs and leaves can be consumed raw or used as a spice for cooking.

Medicinal Uses:

• Breathing in the aroma of a crushed stem can help with nasal congestion.
• The flowers can be dried and made into tea to help with abdominal pains, and applying cloth soaked in tea can reduce swelling from sprains.