Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea sp.
Water Lily
Lakota - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 52
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Nymphaea sp.
Scientific name: Nymphaea sp.
Common names: Water Lily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots boiled and eaten.
RECRD: 4912 id: 24171