Apiaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.

Western Sweetroot

Blackfoot - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 103

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Scientific name: Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
USDA symbol: OSOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Sweetroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Root chewed, especially during the winter, as a confection.

RECRD: 3995 id: 24995

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