Aspleniaceae
30 species
Fern family with small, delicate fronds; spleenwort ferns are common ornamental species.
Asplenium acrobryum
New Guinea salt fern
Edible: Plant ash - salt
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black spleenwort
Edible: Leaves - spice
Asplenium affine
fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Asplenium bulbiferum
Hen and chicken fern, Mother fern
Edible: Leaves, Root, Fronds
Asplenium cymbifolium
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Asplenium ensiforme
Edible: Fronds
Asplenium laserpitiifolium
Johnstone River maidenhair
Asplenium nidus
Bird’s Nest Fern, Crows Nest fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Asplenium oblongifolium
Shining spleenwort
Edible: Shoots, Fronds, Leaves
Asplenium officinarum
Rusty back
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Asplenium polypodioides
fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Edible: Fronds - spice
Asplenium scolopendropsis
Asplenium septentrionale
Forked spleenwort
Edible: Fronds
Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair spleenwort
Edible: Leaves - tea, Vegetable
Asplenium unilaterale
Pamohe
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Ctenitis sp.
fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Loxoscaphe gibberosum
Pleocnemia cumingiana
Pleocnemia irregularis
Boat fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
Thelypteris alatella
Fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Thelypteris gongylodes
Thelypteris nudata
Rubro-ow
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Thelypteris opulenta
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Thelypteris palustris
Marsh fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Thelypteris papuana
Thelypteris protecta
Thelypteris subochthodes
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Thelypteris subpubescens
Thelypteris xylodes
Edible: Fronds - drink, Leaves - drink