Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Hanaksiala - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 260

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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: Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Plant cooked & stored underground in barrels with stink currants & red elderberries for winter use.

RECRD: 61358 id: 35199

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