Saxifragaceae Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana

Brook Saxifrage

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Winter Use Food

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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Scientific name: Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana
USDA symbol: SANEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Brook Saxifrage
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Leaves preserved in seal oil for later use.

RECRD: 32793 id: 37335

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