Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.

Alaska Wild Rhubarb

Alaska Native - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 47

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Scientific name: Polygonum alpinum All.
USDA symbol: POAL11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Alaska Native
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young stems cut into small pieces and used in the same manner as domesticated rhubarb.

RECRD: 6891 id: 28844

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