Blechnum spicant – Famine Foods

Blechnum spicant

Uses

United States (western Washington State): root stock eaten by Native American groups.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(L.) Roth.
Vernaculars:
Halkomelem: Quw’utsun’: sthxélem. Makah: Iʔíts’bak’kuk. Quileute: Lakwaʔáa ‘to wipe’; lakwatsitsíiqwoł; Kestoláputj. Quinault: Skaʔeʔetskił’o. Squamish: Pálapála. English: Deer fern.

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