Apiaceae Sium suave Walt.

Hemlock Waterparsnip

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 159

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Scientific name: Sium suave Walt.
USDA symbol: SISU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hemlock Waterparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Roots dug in the spring and fall, washed, pit cooked and dried for later use.

RECRD: 32411 id: 38145

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