Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea Willd.

American Lotus

Ojibwa - Food, Unspecified

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: Nelumbo lutea Willd.
USDA symbol: NELU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Lotus
Family: Nelumbonaceae
Family (APG): Nelumbonaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Hard chestnut-like seeds roasted and made into a sweet meal.

RECRD: 69 id: 23606

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