Latin name: Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman Syn.: Dryopteris linnaeana C. Chr.
Botanical family: Dryopteridaceae
Growth habit: Herb
Vernacular name(s): western oak fern (Eng.)
gymnocarpe du chĂȘne (Fr.)
oraganiockokuk (Atikamekw)
Uses:
Leaves :Crushed and rubbed on face to prevent or to sooth mosquito bite [Atikamekw 73].