Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jerusalem Artichoke

Dakota - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369

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Scientific name: Helianthus tuberosus L.
USDA symbol: HETU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jerusalem Artichoke
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tubers boiled and sometimes fried after boiling for food. Overuse of these tubers was said to cause flatulency.

RECRD: 31082 id: 16695

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