Liliaceae Allium schoenoprasum L.
Wild Chives
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 28
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Allium schoenoprasum L.
Scientific name: Allium schoenoprasum L.
USDA symbol: ALSCS2 (
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Common names: Wild Chives
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten cooked or raw with seal oil, meat and fish.
RECRD: 11896 id: 2228