Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Clallam - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 194

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Fronds used to cover berry baskets and to wipe fish before hanging up to smoke.

RECRD: 44582 id: 31445

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