Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Saanich - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69

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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: Saanich
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Fronds used during initiation dances.

RECRD: 47419 id: 29145

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