Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana L.

American Pokeweed

Iroquois - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93

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Scientific name: Phytolacca americana L.
USDA symbol: PHAMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Pokeweed
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Family (APG): Phytolaccaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Stalks eaten as greens in spring.

RECRD: 44193 id: 26834

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