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Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Alaska Native Food, Vegetable
Young, tender greens, properly prepared, used as a good source of vitamin C and pro-vitamin A.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 33
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Vegetable
Flowers eaten raw as a salad.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 25
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Vegetable
Leaves cooked and eaten.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 25
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Greenland Food, Vegetable
Flowers and leaves eaten raw with seal blubber.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 25
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Unspecified
Young shoots used for food.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 192
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves, rich in vitamin A and C, eaten for healthy, beautiful skin.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 26
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Eye Medicine
Leaves, rich in vitamin A and C, eaten for healthy, beautiful eyes.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 26
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
Dwarf Fireweed
USDA CHLA13
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Unspecified
Leaves preserved in seal oil and eaten within 48 hours with walrus blubber.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 26