Portulacaceae Claytonia acutifolia Pallas ex J.A. Schultes

Bering Sea Springbeauty

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715

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Scientific name: Claytonia acutifolia Pallas ex J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: CLES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bering Sea Springbeauty
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fleshy taproots used for food.

RECRD: 20009 id: 10121

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