Blechnaceae Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

Deer Fern

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 153

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Scientific name: Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
USDA symbol: BLSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Deer Fern
Family: Blechnaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant eaten by mountain goats and deer.

RECRD: 61045 id: 7366

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