Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Pomo, Kashaya - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 47

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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, Kashaya
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Fronds used to line an earth baking oven or sand leaching basin.

RECRD: 822 id: 29136

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