Saussurea nuda
Ledeb.
Nutty saw-wort
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers
The leaves and young flower shoots are cooked in fish broth and eaten with seal oil and salt.
Where to Find It
It is a cool temperate plant.
Alaska, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family found in cool temperate regions. The leaves and young flower shoots are harvested for culinary use.
Names & Synonyms
Nasqupaguaq
Saussurea alpina var. ledebourii (Herder) A. Gray
References (1)
- Jernigan, K. (Ed.), 2012, A Guide to the Ethnobotany of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. Draft.
