Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jerusalem Artichoke

Lakota - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 47

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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: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Dried and eaten during famines.

RECRD: 46129 id: 16699