Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Thompson - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 90

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fiddleheads broken off and the stem portion of the shoot used for food, often with fish.

RECRD: 32048 id: 31509

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