Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Alpine Mountainsorrel
Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 24
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Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Scientific name: Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
USDA symbol: OXDI3 (
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Common names: Alpine Mountainsorrel
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fresh leaves mixed with seal blubber and eaten.
RECRD: 60492 id: 25226