Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Blackfoot - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 103
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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: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Stem pieces dipped in blood, stored and used to make soup and broths.
RECRD: 3990 id: 16789