Alismataceae Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Potawatomi - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95

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Scientific name: Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
USDA symbol: SALA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadleaf Arrowhead
Family: Alismataceae
Family (APG): Alismataceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Boiled, sliced potatoes strung on a string and hung for storage and winter use.

RECRD: 269 id: 35601

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