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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Scientific name: Zostera marina L.
USDA symbol: ZOMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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