Deparia acrostichoides

(Sw.) M. Kato

AthyriaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds

The leaves and fronds are used in stir-fries and soup.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, NW India,

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 Athyriaceae family (also classified in Woodsiaceae) that is relished as a vegetable.

Wikipedia

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Deparia acrostichoides, commonly called silvery glade fern or silvery spleenwort, is a perennial species of fern. Its range includes much of the eastern United States and Canada, from Ontario to Nova Scotia and Georgia to Louisiana, as well as eastern Asia in China, Russia, Japan and Korea. The name silvery comes from the fact that the indusia on the underside of the leaf have a silver color when the sori are close to ripening.

Other Information

They are relished as a vegetable.

Notes

Also put in the family Woodsiaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Asplenium acrostichoides Sw.Asplenium thelypterioides Michx.Athyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) DielsAthyrium thelypterioides (Muchx.) Desv.Diplazium acrostichoides (Sw.) ButtersDiplazium thelypteroides (Michx.) C. Presl.Lunathyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Ching

References (2)

Khan, M. & Hussain, S., 2014, Diversity of wild edible plants and flowering phenology of district Poonch (J & K) in the northwest Himalaya. Indian Journal of Sci, Res. 9(1): 032-038 (As Diplazium acrostichoides)
Liu, Y., et al, 2012, Food uses of ferns in China: a review. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84(4): 263-270 (As Lunathyrium acrostichoides)