Portulacaceae Claytonia multicaulis Nelson

Ground Nut

Montana Indian - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 10

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Scientific name: Claytonia multicaulis Nelson
Common names: Ground Nut
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Roots 'better for fattening hogs than the best feed.'

RECRD: 10059 id: 10140

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