Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
Virginia Creeper
Ojibwa - Food, Special Food
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 411
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
Scientific name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
USDA symbol: PAQU2 (
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Common names: Virginia Creeper
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Root cooked and given as a special food by Winabojo.
RECRD: 110 id: 25552