Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jerusalem Artichoke

Potawatomi - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98

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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots gathered for foodstuffs.

RECRD: 283 id: 16709

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