Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.
Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Eskimo, Arctic - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 26
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Polygonum alpinum All.
Scientific name: Polygonum alpinum All.
USDA symbol: POAL11 (
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Common names: Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Arctic
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stems stewed and eaten.
RECRD: 60496 id: 28848