Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 23

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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, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Pith used as a berry sweetener and eaten by children.

RECRD: 11892 id: 9279

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