Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.

Longroot Smartweed

Sioux - Food, Sauce & Relish

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18

View all documented uses for Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.

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Scientific name: Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
USDA symbol: POAME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Longroot Smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Sioux
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Young shoots eaten in the spring as a relish.

RECRD: 10167 id: 28878

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