Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jerusalem Artichoke

Omaha - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325

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Scientific name: Helianthus tuberosus L.
USDA symbol: HETU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jerusalem Artichoke
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tubers used as a common food article.

RECRD: 31856 id: 16706

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