Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Alpine Mountainsorrel
Eskimo, Inuktitut - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 190
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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, Inuktitut
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves eaten with seal oil.
RECRD: 6481 id: 25232