Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea Willd.
American Lotus
Meskwaki - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 262
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Nelumbo lutea Willd.
Scientific name: Nelumbo lutea Willd.
USDA symbol: NELU (
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Common names: American Lotus
Family: Nelumbonaceae
Family (APG): Nelumbonaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds cooked with corn.
RECRD: 1261 id: 23604