Polypodiaceae Polypodium scouleri Hook. & Grev.

Leathery Polypody

Hesquiat - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 30

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Scientific name: Polypodium scouleri Hook. & Grev.
USDA symbol: POSC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Leathery Polypody
Family: Polypodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Children chewed the thick rhizomes.

RECRD: 506 id: 29018

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