Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Skagit, Upper - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 40

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots roasted in ashes, peeled and eaten.

RECRD: 8406 id: 31499

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