Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Alpine Mountainsorrel

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 65

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Scientific name: Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
USDA symbol: OXDI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alpine Mountainsorrel
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten raw, with seal oil, cooked or fermented.

RECRD: 11938 id: 25233

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