Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Pomo - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11

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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: Pomo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Fronds used as a lining for an acorn-leaching basin.

RECRD: 20521 id: 29134