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c. Paco (Athyrium esculentum) . — ^This fern often occurs 

 in great abundance along swift-running streams, margins 

 of rivers, and in some fresh-water swamps. It is usually 

 about 2 feet high. The young developing leaf stalks, or 



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Figure 4. — A, Stenochlaena palustris; B, Acrostichum aureum. 



"fiddle heads," are an excellent food and may be eaten in 

 quantity either raw or cooked. Local names: Pdko, paku, 

 Pdku-sdjor, pdku-tdndjung, laminding, uta-hdu, uta-pdso, 

 uia-iodu uta-wdsu, pdkis-ioilis. 



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