Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Costanoan - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 247

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used in basketry.

RECRD: 20714 id: 31447