Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy
Spreading Woodfern
Thompson - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 88
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Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy
Scientific name: Dryopteris expansa (K. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy
USDA symbol: DREX2 (
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Common names: Spreading Woodfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Rootstocks used for food.
RECRD: 32041 id: 12706