Fabaceae Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (Richards.) Welsh

Mackenzie's Sweetvetch

Tanana, Upper - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
McKennan, Robert A., 1959, The Upper Tanana Indians, Yale University Publications in Anthropology, No. 55, page 36

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Scientific name: Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei (Richards.) Welsh
USDA symbol: HEBOM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mackenzie's Sweetvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Fresh roots stored underground in brush lined caches for future use.

RECRD: 5187 id: 16518

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