Ranunculaceae Ranunculus lapponicus L.

Lapland Buttercup

Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 23

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Scientific name: Ranunculus lapponicus L.
USDA symbol: RALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lapland Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Plants soaked and eaten by starving persons before eating other food.

RECRD: 93293 id: 32690

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