Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis kanei Dur.

Woolly Lousewort

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38

View all documented uses for Pedicularis kanei Dur.

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Scientific name: Pedicularis kanei Dur.
USDA symbol: PEKA7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woolly Lousewort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw roots eaten with seal oil.

RECRD: 32820 id: 25670

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