Apiaceae Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor
Hulten's Licoriceroot
Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37
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Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor
Scientific name: Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor
USDA symbol: LISCH (
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Common names: Hulten's Licoriceroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young leaves and stems eaten raw or cooked and often mixed with other wild greens.
RECRD: 32806 id: 20249