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Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)
Family: Dryopteridaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.
Habitat & North American Range
Naturalized on and by walls, among maritime rocks and in other shady places in western Britain. (Zone 8)