Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea Willd.

American Lotus

Meskwaki - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 262

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Scientific name: Nelumbo lutea Willd.
USDA symbol: NELU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Lotus
Family: Nelumbonaceae
Family (APG): Nelumbonaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Terminal shoots cut crosswise, strung on string and dried for winter use.

RECRD: 1260 id: 23605

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