Fabaceae Lupinus nootkatensis var. fruticosus Sims
Nootka Lupine
Kimsquit - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 205
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Lupinus nootkatensis var. fruticosus Sims
Scientific name: Lupinus nootkatensis var. fruticosus Sims
USDA symbol: LUNOF (
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Common names: Nootka Lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kimsquit
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots formerly roasted and used for food.
RECRD: 47842 id: 21338