Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Hesquiat - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55

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Scientific name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: STAMA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Claspleaf Twistedstalk
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Eaten by deer.

RECRD: 593 id: 38960

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