Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
Bigleaf Lupine
Kwakiutl - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
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Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
Scientific name: Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
USDA symbol: LUARA4 (
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Common names: Bigleaf Lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten fresh or steamed.
RECRD: 47611 id: 21344