Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Paiute - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 36

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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: Paiute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Kids played with it as a feather.

RECRD: 1334 id: 29133

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