Marginal Woodfern (Dryopteris marginalis)

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

Form: Irregular or sprawling, Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

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

Damp woods and swamps. Rocky, wooded slopes and ravines, edges of woods, stream banks and roadbanks, and rock walls at elevations of 50 - 1500 metres. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)