Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Bella Coola - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 207

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Scientific name: Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
USDA symbol: RUAQF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young leaves mashed, cooked, mixed with grease and eaten like spinach.

RECRD: 47860 id: 35191

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