A list of plants to be looked for in Labrador
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14 B. microphylla Bunge. B. Michauxii Spach. B. pumila L. > B. glandulosa Michx. 183-188 III VI VII X XI v. rotundifolia (Spach) Regel > Alnus crispa (Ait.) Pursh 189, 190 IX XII > A. crispa var. mollis: 191 XIV SANTALACEAE Comandra livida Richardson POLYGONACEAE important. If plant large; take basal leaf, piece from mid plant + inflorescence > Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill 192-196 I VI VIII IX XII on mt. streams; mt. sorrel good sour salad or baked. eat lots of it. Peniform lvs. Koenigia islandica L. +2 > Polygonum viviparum L. 198-204 important. seeds if possible little inflorescence; flrs. at tip(white). bulbs at base fine to eat, also rootstalk III VI VIII IX XII P. boreale (Lange) Small > Rumex acetosella L. 197 XIV CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex glabriuscula Edmonston on sea beaches; eat most of it; fine spinach