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Re: FiddleHeads

Writing in the Encyclopedia of Ferns David Jones tells us that the common
Bracken
(Pteridium sp.) is regarded as a great delicacy in many countries. This is a
world wide weed and no one should feel guilty about eating it! Also the
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) is highly regarded. And Osmunda
cinnamonea, the one that produces those lovely fertile fronds that look like
cinnamon sticks, and the common weedy Onoclea sensibilis, the Sensitive Fern,
which is sensitive only to cold temperatures and otherwise can be invasive.
All of these ferns are native to eastern US, zone 6, as well as many other
areas.

"Fiddlehead" refers to the unfurled frond of the fern, as it is just emerging
in spring.
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