Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Gitksan - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 154

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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: Gitksan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Shoots and stems used for food in summer.

RECRD: 46025 id: 9285

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