Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Clallam - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 201

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Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Roots boiled and used as a drink.

RECRD: 44637 id: 9268

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