Pteridaceae Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat.
Birdfoot Cliffbrake
Kawaiisu - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47
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Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat.
Scientific name: Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: PEMUM (
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Common names: Birdfoot Cliffbrake
Family: Pteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Ferns brewed to make a nonmedicinal tea.
RECRD: 4303 id: 25774