Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Alaska Native - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 133
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Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (
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Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Alaska Native
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner stem pulp eaten raw and often dipped in seal oil.
RECRD: 62451 id: 16773