Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
Cheyenne - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 32
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Rumex crispus L.
Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (
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Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stems peeled and inner portions eaten raw.
RECRD: 44728 id: 35247