Zosteraceae Zostera marina L.
Seawrack
Hesquiat - Food, Unspecified
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 59
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Zostera marina L.
Scientific name: Zostera marina L.
USDA symbol: ZOMA (
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Common names: Seawrack
Family: Zosteraceae
Family (APG): Zosteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Brownish 'roots' (actually rhizomes) cleaned, washed and eaten raw.
RECRD: 607 id: 44683