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 |