Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium L.
Water Knotweed
Thompson - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 515
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Polygonum amphibium L.
Scientific name: Polygonum amphibium L.
USDA symbol: POAMS (
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Common names: Water Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Flowers used as bait for trout.
RECRD: 41832 id: 28868