Rosaceae Rubus chamaemorus L.

Cloudberry

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36

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Scientific name: Rubus chamaemorus L.
USDA symbol: RUCH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cloudberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries stored with seal oil in barrels or sealskin pokes for winter use.

RECRD: 32796 id: 34385

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