Alismataceae Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Chippewa - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 319

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Scientific name: Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
USDA symbol: SALA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadleaf Arrowhead
Family: Alismataceae
Family (APG): Alismataceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: 'Potatoes' at the end of the roots dried, boiled and used for food.

RECRD: 42988 id: 35577

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