Spergularia arvensis – Famine Foods

Spergularia arvensis

Uses

Norway, Sweden: seeds used for bread flour.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
L.
Misc:
Potfuls found at a pre-Roman dwelling on Ă˜ster Lem Hede. Seeds found in stomach remains of human corpse disinterred from bog at Boremose, N. Jutland.

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