Polypodiaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.

Licorice Fern

Makah - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 220

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Scientific name: Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: POGL8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Licorice Fern
Family: Polypodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Rhizomes eaten raw, especially by children, because of the licorice flavor.

RECRD: 6119 id: 29001

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