Polygonaceae Polygonum hydropiper L.

Marshpepper Knotweed

Iroquois - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 40

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Scientific name: Polygonum hydropiper L.
USDA symbol: POHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Marshpepper Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Whole plant, except the roots, used by older people as pepper.

RECRD: 50034 id: 28940

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