Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)

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

Form: Irregular or sprawling, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young fronds. No more details are given, but they are probably harvested as they unfurl and eaten cooked. — No more details are given, but they are probably harvested as they unfurl and eaten cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet woods and rocky slopes. Forest floor and shady, rocky slopes from sea level to 1500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)