Dennstaedtiaceae
19 species
Temperate ferns including bracken; some spreading by rhizomes in disturbed forest habitats.
Dennstaedtia penicillifera
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia samoensis
Unu unu
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Dennstaedtia scandens
Dennstaedtia spp.
Fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Hypolepis hostilis
Edible: Fronds, Midrib
Hypolepis repens
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Fronds
Microlepia speluncae
Cave Fern, Limpleaf fern
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Vegetable, Caution
Microlepia strigosa
Hay scented fern, Rigid lace fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Monachosorum henryi
Edible: Nodal lump
Pteridium aquilinum
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Fronds, Leaves, Caution
Pteridium aquilinum var. africanum
Bracken fern tips
Edible: Fronds, Rhizome, Root, Leaves
Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum
Bracken fern, Fiddlehead Fern
Edible: Rhizome, Fronds, Leaves, Roots, Fiddleheads, Vegetable
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum
Eastern bracken
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Hairy bracken fern
Pteridium caudatum
Southern bracken fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Pteridium centraliafricanum
Edible: Leaves, Fronds, Rhizomes
Pteridium esculentum
Bracken, fern, Common bracken
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Fronds, Leaves, Caution
Pteridium revolutum
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Rhizomes, Root