Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.
Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Sauce & Relish
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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Polygonum alpinum All.
Scientific name: Polygonum alpinum All.
USDA symbol: POAL11 (
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Common names: Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Stalks boiled, mixed with oil and sugar and used as a sauce for dumplings, cake or sweet breads.
RECRD: 11911 id: 28853