Asteraceae Taraxacum sp.

Dandelion

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 38

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Scientific name: Taraxacum sp.
Common names: Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Boiled leaves of young plants eaten, but not considered an important food source.

RECRD: 32842 id: 39405

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