Pteridaceae
38 species
Fern family including bracken and maidenhair ferns, with fronds varying from delicate to robust.
Acrostichum aureum
Golden Mangrove fern
Edible: Shoots, Roots, Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Giant fern, Giant leather-fern
Edible: Buds, Fiddleheads, Vegetable
Acrostichum speciosum
Mangrove fern, Wikakas fern
Edible: Root, Rhizome - starch, Fronds, Leaves
Adiantopsis pteroides
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Adiantum aethiopicum
Common Maidenhair fern
Edible: Leaves - tea, Fronds - tea
Adiantum capillus-veneris
True Maidenhair fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea, Vegetable
Adiantum caudatum
Walking maidenhair, Trailing maidenhair
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Adiantum deflectens
Edible: Leaves - tea, Fronds - tea
Adiantum flabellulatum
Fan-leaved maidenhair
Edible: Leaves - tea
Adiantum pedatum
Northern Maidenhair fern, Five fingered fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Ceratopteris cornuta
Water fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Floating fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Swamp fern, Water sprite, Water hornfern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds, Vegetable
Cheilanthes capensis
Lip fern
Edible: Leaves - tea
Cheilanthes pteridioides - (Reichard.)C.Chr.
Ressurection Fern
Coniogramme emeiensis
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme falcata
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme fraxinea
Edible: Fronds
Coniogramme intermedia
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme intermedia var. glabra
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme japonica
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme jinggangshanensis
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme robusta
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme rosthornii
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme simileima
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme taipaishanensis
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Coniogramme wilsonii
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
Hemionitis calomelanos
Pellaea calomelanos
Edible: Stems - tea
Pellaea mucronata
Tea fern, Bird's foot fern
Edible: Fronds - tea, Leaves - tea
Pellaea mucronata subsp. californica
California cliffbrake
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Pteris cretica
Cretan brake fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Pteris ensiformis
Slender brake fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds
Pteris moluccana
Fern
Edible: Root, Starch, Fronds, Leaves
Pteris semipinnata
Edible: Medicine
Pteris tripartita
Giant brake
Edible: Fronds, Leaves
Pteris vittata
Chinese brake
Edible: Shoots, Caution
Pteris wallichiana
Edible: Leaves, Fronds