Fabaceae Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (Richards.) Welsh
Mackenzie's Sweetvetch
Eskimo, Inupiat - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 142
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Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (Richards.) Welsh
Scientific name: Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (Richards.) Welsh
USDA symbol: HEBOM (
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Common names: Mackenzie's Sweetvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Roots considered poisonous.
RECRD: 12034 id: 16514