Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Nitinaht - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Large rootstocks steam cooked and eaten in summer.

RECRD: 47101 id: 29124

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