As they emerge, the ostrich fern fiddleheads are covered with a papery layer. Be careful to identify ostrich ferns by their unique U-shaped stem, all other ferns are carcinogenic.

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Found at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA

And in the woods, not far from the rhododendron, the first fiddleheads are coming up through the leaves. :)

A fern in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens.

Young ferns emerge from the forest floor

Sometimes called a Crozier, this is new fern growth, a sure sign that spring is well on the way. Typically a few inches tall, these eventually unfurl into a fern frond and continue to grow throughout spring and summer. Photographed on Wokefield common.

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Fiddlehead

A search for Fern Fiddlehead revealed that they are edible. I have been looking at recipes :)

The unfurled leaves of ferns. At this point, the plant is around 1m tall. Photographed at The Bog in Shropshire.

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Fiddleheads

One White Oak Mtn. Pope County, Arkansas.

They are finally popping up over here!

Fledgling fern

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Pope County, Arkansas. The fall is about a 20 footer. What you can't see is another 15 or so feet of cascade just above the falls. What a beauty.

Fiddleheads

Bowman's Hill Preserve

The Fiddleheads of young ferns begin to unfurl among the litter of the forest floor. A sure sign of spring…The beauty around us if we take the time to look.

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The fiddlehead of the uluhe fern (Hawaii). Dicranopteris linearis

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Fiddlehead.

Gracefully unfurling its fronds in the sun dappled woodlands

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Fiddleheads at Warm Springs

My neighbour gave me this northern maidenhair fern last year. I was very happy to see these little fiddelheads popping up.

It's about a 20 footer and it's got another 15 feet of cascade just above it. It's a beauty. On White Oak Mtn near Hector, AR.

Young fern fronds in their curled up form are called fiddleheads