Salicaceae Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville

Feltleaf Willow

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 7

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Scientific name: Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
USDA symbol: SAALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feltleaf Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Flowers sucked by children for the sweet nectar.

RECRD: 11871 id: 35623

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