Alismataceae Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Potawatomi - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 94

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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Favorite food with ducks and geese and planted by hunting clubs to attract these birds.

RECRD: 268 id: 35602

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