Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt
Coastal Woodfern
Costanoan - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 247
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Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt
Scientific name: Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt
USDA symbol: DRAR3 (
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Common names: Coastal Woodfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Rhizomes gathered in spring and eaten.
RECRD: 20717 id: 12680