Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy

Spreading Woodfern

Cowlitz - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14

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Scientific name: Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy
USDA symbol: DREX2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spreading Woodfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Cowlitz
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Rhizomes pit baked overnight and the insides used for food.

RECRD: 42056 id: 12701

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