Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton sp.

Pondweeds

Hesquiat - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 56

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Scientific name: Potamogeton sp.
Common names: Pondweeds
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Family (APG): Potamogetonaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Deer wade into the water and put their heads under the surface to eat this plant.

RECRD: 596 id: 29817

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