Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis sp.

Bumblebee Plant

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38

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Scientific name: Pedicularis sp.
Common names: Bumblebee Plant
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Nectar rich flowers eaten by children.

RECRD: 32819 id: 25683