Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea Willd.

American Lotus

Potawatomi - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 105

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Scientific name: Nelumbo lutea Willd.
USDA symbol: NELU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Lotus
Family: Nelumbonaceae
Family (APG): Nelumbonaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots gathered, cut and strung for winter use.

RECRD: 303 id: 23619

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