Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Makah - Other, Cooking Tools

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 221

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Scientific name: Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl
USDA symbol: POMU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Swordfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Leaves used for lining cooking pits, both above and below the foods.

RECRD: 6124 id: 29118

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