Nephrodium esculentum
G. Don
DryopteridaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Starch
The roots and starch are consumed.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Himalayas, Nepal,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A temperate fern in the Dryopteridaceae family (also classified in Polypodiaceae) with edible roots and starchy components.
Notes
Also put in the family Polypodiaceae. Not in The Plant List.
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 437
