Blechnaceae Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
Deer Fern
Nitinaht - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63
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Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
Scientific name: Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
USDA symbol: BLSP (
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Common names: Deer Fern
Family: Blechnaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Fronds placed below and above food in steaming pits.
RECRD: 47105 id: 7377