Selaginellaceae Selaginella densa Rydb.

Lesser Spikemoss

Blackfoot - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 105

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Scientific name: Selaginella densa Rydb.
USDA symbol: SEDED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Spikemoss
Family: Selaginellaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Very bitter berries eaten only through necessity and never stored.

RECRD: 4023 id: 37651