Potato Bean

Title

Potato Bean

Rights

Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

Type

herbarium sheet

Creator

Bkejwanong/Walpole Island First Nation

Date

1933-07-11

Description

Pressed specimen of Potato Bean (Apios tuberosa) collected along fences on east side of Sturgeon's house. There were several vines, some with five leaflets and some with seven. None were in flower. Collected 7/12/33. Sturgeon knew that they were formerly used for food, but knew nothing of the preparation (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 5).

Place

Canada

Walpole Island, Ontario

Alternative Title

Apios tuberosa

Identifier

UMMAA 13969 (tubers)

Provenance

Volney Jones