Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common Dandelion
Potawatomi - Food, Unspecified
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 98
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Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
USDA symbol: TAOFO (
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Common names: Common Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves cooked with maple sap vinegar and often combined with pork or deer meat.
RECRD: 284 id: 39389