Fabaceae Hedysarum alpinum L.
Alpine Sweetvetch
Eskimo, Arctic - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 30
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Hedysarum alpinum L.
Scientific name: Hedysarum alpinum L.
USDA symbol: HEAL (
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Common names: Alpine Sweetvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Arctic
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Tubers located in mice 'caches' by specially trained dogs and eaten.
RECRD: 60510 id: 16501