Glaucous Diploterigium (Diploterigium glaucum)

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

Diploterigium glaucum is a FERN. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root. Dried and ground for starch. Young shoots - cooked. — Dried and ground for starch.; Young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry thin woods in central and southern Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)