Allantodia squamigera
(Mett.) Ching
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Young fronds
The shoots and young fronds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in sunny hillsides.
Asia, Japan,
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 fern in the family Athyriaceae found on sunny hillsides in temperate regions.
Notes
There are about 180 Athyrium species. Also put in the family Aspleniaceae and Woodsiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Asplenium squamigerum Mett.Athyrium squamigerum (Mett.) OhwiDiplazium squamigerum (Mett.) Matsum.Diplazium squamigerum (Mett.) Hope
References (2)
- Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 23 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf (As Diplazium squamigerum)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Athyrium squamigerum)
