Saxifragaceae Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana
Brook Saxifrage
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 36
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Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana
Scientific name: Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana
USDA symbol: SANEN (
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Common names: Brook Saxifrage
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves and stalks eaten raw with seal oil and fish.
RECRD: 32792 id: 37332