Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Canna lutea

Uses

Yucatan: rhizome eaten as a famine food by the Huastec Maya. Used medicinally for epilepsy.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Mill.
Misc:: Grows in moist soils.

Plant Classification Group:

Cannaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- Mexico
  - Yucatan

Plant References:

ALCORN

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