Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood

Hairy Brackenfern

Skokomish - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14

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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: Skokomish
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Rhizomes roasted, peeled and the starchy centers eaten.

RECRD: 42072 id: 31539

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