Salicaceae Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville

Feltleaf Willow

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34

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Scientific name: Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
USDA symbol: SAALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feltleaf Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaf tips eaten raw with seal oil in early spring.

RECRD: 32774 id: 35620

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