Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Thompson - Food, Unspecified

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 235

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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stalks eaten raw like celery, boiled or steamed.

RECRD: 33104 id: 9320

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