Alismataceae Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Thompson - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 112
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Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Scientific name: Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
USDA symbol: SALA2 (
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Common names: Broadleaf Arrowhead
Family: Alismataceae
Family (APG): Alismataceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Cooked root, dried, soaked and used with fish for food.
RECRD: 32220 id: 35604