Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Eskimo, Inuktitut - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 192

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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: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young shoots used for food.

RECRD: 6496 id: 9278

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