Osmundaceae
4 edible species
Royal fern family; large primitive ferns; fiddleheads are edible delicacy.
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
Osmunda claytoniana
Interrupted fern, Kuthurke
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Stem
Osmunda japonica
Japanese flowering fern
Edible: Leaves, Fronds, Root, Fiddleheads
Osmunda regalis
Buckthorn brake, Royal fern
Edible: Fronds, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable