Cyperaceae Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny

Tall Cottongrass

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 119

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Scientific name: Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny
USDA symbol: ERANS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Cottongrass
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten raw or boiled.

RECRD: 12021 id: 14193

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