Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius L.

Bitter Dock

Saanich - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 85

View all documented uses for Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius L.
USDA symbol: RUOB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bitter Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young stems cooked and used for food.

RECRD: 47615 id: 35434

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