Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Fireweed
Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
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Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (
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Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young shoots gathered, boiled and mixed with other plants and sometimes bacon.
RECRD: 20023 id: 9277