Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Oweekeno - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 56

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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: Oweekeno
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Leaves used to make a 'hula hula skirt' as part of the costume of some male, tsaika dancers.

RECRD: 60773 id: 29129

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