Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.

Alaska Wild Rhubarb

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Dessert

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 45

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Scientific name: Polygonum alpinum All.
USDA symbol: POAL11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dessert
Notes: Stored stalks boiled, mixed with cranberries, raisins, dried apples or peaches & eaten as a dessert.

RECRD: 11914 id: 28851

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