Asteraceae Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.
Maximilian Sunflower
Sioux - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13
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Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.
Scientific name: Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.
USDA symbol: HEMA2 (
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Common names: Maximilian Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Sioux
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tubers were dug and eaten.
RECRD: 10094 id: 16657