Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Saanich - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 85

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Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Young leaves boiled to make a refreshing tea.

RECRD: 47613 id: 9306

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