Wild Turnip

["Also known as \"Indian breadroot\". This tuber grows in areas with dry","somewhat sandy soil. \n\n \"Its scientific name _esculentum _means edible","and refers to the thick tuberous root\u2014the feature that made this plant important to all people who lived on the plains. The root is rich in starch and sugar","and was eaten raw","roasted","sun-dried and ground into meal to mix with other foods. Teething children were given a root to chew on.\" \n\n\"The Cree also gathered the roots","and early European travellers and settlers called it _pomme de prairie _or prairie potato. For a time in the early 1800s","it was cultivated experimentally in France as a substitute for potatoes.\" \n"]