Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Costanoan - Other, Containers

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: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Fronds used to line acorn-leaching pits and earth ovens.

RECRD: 20716 id: 31449

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