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This is likely a Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) New fronds of ferns grow by circinate vernation to protect the growing tip. This fern crozier was found among many along the Cowles Bog trail in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Photographed using a Nikkor 135 bellows lens on a Nikon PB-4 bellows with a Sony A7R.
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~Wikipedia~
Fiddlehead ferns refers to the unfurled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption. The fiddlehead, or circinate vernation, unrolls as the fern emerges from the ground with new growth. As fiddleheads are harvested early in the season before the frond has opened and reached its full height, they are cut fairly close to the ground.
Fiddleheads at Milford, New Hampshire, 2004
The fiddlehead resembles the curled ornamentation (called a scroll) on the end of a stringed instrument, such as a fiddle. It is also called a crozier, after the curved staff used by bishops, which has its origins in the shepherd's crook.
Varieties
The fiddleheads of certain ferns are eaten as a cooked leaf vegetable; they must be cooked first to remove shikimic acid. The most popular of these are:
* Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, found worldwide
* Ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, found in northern regions worldwide, and the central/eastern part of North America
* Cinnamon fern or buckhorn fern, Osmunda cinnamomea, found in the Eastern parts of North America
* Royal fern, Osmunda regalis, found worldwide
* Zenmai or flowering fern, Osmunda japonica, found in East Asia
* Vegetable fern, Athyrium esculentum, found throughout Asia and Oceania
Fiddleheads' ornamental value makes them very expensive in the temperate regions where they are not abundant.
A 29 March 2020, view of Fiddleheads which are beginning to poke up through the leaf litter. I look forward each Spring to finding and photographing Fern Fiddlehead's. I feel a sense of wonder in seeing these super compact rolled up fern leaves poke up and then unroll into a full sized fern leaf many times larger.
Test knit in Rowan Scottish (Harris) Tweed DK by Stacie. Lining is Blue Sky Alpacas Brushed Suri (hubba hubba).
This pair is freaking out of control. Who knew they'd rock in tweed?
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The fern needs a hug, just to get warm enough to open its fronds. [I don't know if this is the edible fiddlehead... but I've lots of them. It looks much like the yummy kind, but I haven't taken a chance.]
Yes, I'm pretty sure this is an Ostrich Fern - and we love them when they are barely up. It's important to wash and cook them well - and yes, make sure it's the correct variety. If so, enjoy!
Western Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue, Washington © Ray Pfortner / RayPfortner.com
Fiddlehead 3. Sometimes the hikes I take are a bit strenuous - especially if they seem nearly straight up as was the case on the day I took this photograph. In these instances, I put the macro lens on and really try to see the details at my feet (I'm hiking slow enough!) I was fascinated by these unfurled fern fronds which I found out later were called "fiddleheads" as they are like the top of a violin. 3.28.2017. Sony A7II 90mm 1/400@f5.0 ISO800