FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
GEUM RIVALE Rosaceae, INDIAN CHOCOLATE, PURPLE AVENS, WATER AVENS
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
is a plant of Northern temperate regions. Johnson says this plant was often used in olden times to flavor ale and other liquors.
Modified and Excerpted from Kavasch, Barrie. 1979. Native Harvests. Recipes and Botanicals of the American Indian. Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, New York.
(Geum rivale) is a low, blossoming perennial of swamps, meadows, and bogs, widely spread across North America and sought for its chocolate-flavored roots. The roots are acid and slightly astringent, but when well sugared, they are tasty seasoning.
