Polystichum munitum
Sword Fern

Family: Dryopteridaceae [Polypodiaceae] (Shield-fern family)

Photo taken near Carne Mt. Entiat Mts, heavily shaded woods, elevation 4,000 ft.

Plant:

Rootstocks cooked and eaten by the Thompson. Roots also used to line pit ovens when steaming other roots. Leaves used to line cooking pits by the Quinault, Makah, Cowlitz, Chehalis and others.