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Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Cherokee Food, Vegetable
Root used as a vegetable food.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 34
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 45
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Chippewa Food, Unspecified
Roots eaten raw like a radish.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 319
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Dakota Food, Unspecified
Tubers boiled and sometimes fried after boiling for food. Overuse of these tubers was said to cause flatulency.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Tubers eaten in the spring.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Huron Food, Starvation Food
Roots used with acorns during famine.
Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Roots used raw, boiled or fried.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 120
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Lakota Food, Starvation Food
Dried and eaten during famines.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 47
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Lakota Food, Unspecified
Eaten fresh.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 47
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Lakota Food, Unspecified
Stalks and tubers used for food.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 38
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Malecite Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Micmac Food, Unspecified
Tubers eaten.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Omaha Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten raw.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Noncultivated tubers eaten raw, boiled or roasted.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Tubers used as a common food article.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Pawnee Food, Unspecified
Noncultivated, raw tubers used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Ponca Food, Unspecified
Noncultivated tubers eaten raw, boiled or roasted.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Potawatomi Food, Unspecified
Roots gathered for foodstuffs.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Jerusalem Artichoke
USDA HETU
Winnebago Food, Unspecified
Noncultivated tubers eaten raw, boiled or roasted.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131