Hippuridaceae Hippuris vulgaris L.

Common Marestail

Eskimo, Inuktitut - Food, Ice Cream

Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 191

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Scientific name: Hippuris vulgaris L.
USDA symbol: HIVU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Marestail
Family: Hippuridaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Ice Cream
Notes: Used to make 'Eskimo ice cream.'

RECRD: 6483 id: 17281

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