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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Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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