Fabaceae Hedysarum boreale Nutt.

Northern Sweetvetch

Eskimo, Arctic - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1937, Edible Roots and Berries of Northern Canada, Canada Department of Mines and Resources, National Museum of Canada, page 1

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Scientific name: Hedysarum boreale Nutt.
USDA symbol: HEBOB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Sweetvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Arctic
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Roots eaten by the brown bears, meadow mice and lemmings.

RECRD: 60515 id: 16511

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