Hen And Chicken Fern (Asplenium bulbiferum)

Family: Polypodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Form: Rounded, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste somewhat like a slightly bitter asparagus. — Young fronds - cooked.; Used before they uncurl, they taste somewhat like a slightly bitter asparagus.

Habitat & North American Range

Riversides in lowland and lower montane forest in New Zealand. (Zone 10)