Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Thompson - Other, Containers

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 89

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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: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Rootstocks used to line the steaming pits for cooking 'Indian potatoes' and other root type foods.

RECRD: 32044 id: 29152

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