Juncaginaceae Triglochin maritima L.
Seaside Arrowgrass
Salish - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 54
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Triglochin maritima L.
Scientific name: Triglochin maritima L.
USDA symbol: TRMA4 (
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Common names: Seaside Arrowgrass
Family: Juncaginaceae
Family (APG): Juncaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Grass-like plant eaten as a vegetable.
RECRD: 583 id: 40688