Onagraceae Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

Dwarf Fireweed

Eskimo, Greenland - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 25

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Scientific name: Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
USDA symbol: CHLA13 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Greenland
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Flowers and leaves eaten raw with seal blubber.

RECRD: 60495 id: 9338

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