Hedysarum americanum
Pursh
Indian potato, Sweetroots
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Description
A temperate legume (Fabaceae) that forms tufts of growth from thick rootstocks and has been used as a staple food source.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten raw or boiled with other food.
Traditional Uses
The roots are eaten raw or boiled along with other food.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Canada, North America, USA,
Other Information
It has been a staple food.
Synonyms
Hedysarum alpinum subsp. americanum (Pursh) B. Fedtsch.Hedysarum americanum (Michx.) BrittonHedysarum auriculatum Eastw.
Also Known As
Trih
References (2)
- Holloway, P. S. & Alexander, G., 1990, Ethnobotany of the Fort Yukon Region, Alaska. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 2 pp. 214-225 (As Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 134 (As Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum)
