Liliaceae Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum

Feather Solomon's Seal

Ojibwa - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407

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Scientific name: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
USDA symbol: MARAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feather Solomon's Seal
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Roots soaked in lye water, parboiled to get rid of the lye and cooked like potatoes.

RECRD: 67 id: 22116

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