Nymphaeaceae Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata (Dur.) E.O. Beal

Varigated Yellow Pondlily

Montana Indian - Food, Cooking Agent

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 33

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Scientific name: Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata (Dur.) E.O. Beal
USDA symbol: NULUV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Varigated Yellow Pondlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Thin slices of rootstocks dried, ground or pulverized into meal or gruel and used to thicken soups.

RECRD: 45268 id: 24147

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