Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.
Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Vegetable
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: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves boiled and eaten as hot greens.
RECRD: 11908 id: 28856