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

Hydrophyllum canadense

Uses

Root eaten in times of famine.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.

Plant Classification Group:

Hydrophyllaceae

Plant References:

BARTON
STURTEVANT
YANOVSKY

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