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| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| Title | Chenopodium oahuense |
| Rating | 2.5 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Original URL | https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6904265551_0a941dd73e_o.jpg |
| Description | heahea, weoweo or Hawaiian goosefootAmaranthaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the wood to form shark hooks (makau mano) fitted with bone points.weoweo leaves and shoots were wrapped in ti (k) leaves, cooked in an imu and eaten in times of food scarcity by early Hawaiians. This added greens and roughage to their diet.NPH00002nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Chenopodium_oahuense |
| photographer | <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08'>David Eickhoff</a> |
| provider | Flickr Group |
