Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood

Hairy Brackenfern

Kawaiisu - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 55

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood
USDA symbol: PTAQP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaf midrib or root used for the black pattern material in coiled basketry.

RECRD: 4352 id: 31522

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