Ladies fern / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Lady fern, Female fern, female polypody Botanical Name Athyrium filix-femina Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Polypodiales Family – Athyriaceae Physical Characteristics for Ladies fern Ferns are different to the majority of plants we are familiar with, they…
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Over the past couple of years I’ve heard, on and off, different tales about fern edibility. Some saying they’re all highly carcinogenic and others saying they’re delightful and highly sought after species for restaurants. I wanted to spend a little time researching this and thought I’d write my findings up…