Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis kanei ssp. kanei

Woolly Lousewort

Eskimo, Arctic - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 23

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Scientific name: Pedicularis kanei ssp. kanei
USDA symbol: PEKA7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woolly Lousewort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Arctic
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Flowering stems boiled and eaten as a potherb.

RECRD: 60487 id: 25675

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