Saxifragaceae Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana

Brook Saxifrage

Eskimo, Arctic - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 29

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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, Arctic
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten raw with seal blubber or as 'sauerkraut.'

RECRD: 60506 id: 37336

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