Polygonaceae Rumex arcticus Trautv.
Arctic Dock
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 35
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Rumex arcticus Trautv.
Scientific name: Rumex arcticus Trautv.
USDA symbol: RUARA (
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Common names: Arctic Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten raw in a salad or boiled and eaten hot with seal oil, blubber or butter.
RECRD: 11900 id: 35221