Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Longroot Smartweed
Lakota - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 54
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Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
Scientific name: Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
USDA symbol: POAME (
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Common names: Longroot Smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Species used for food.
RECRD: 4922 id: 28869