Vegetable
Lady Fern
C tier
Lady fern fiddleheads appear in some forage traditions but are not the commercial ostrich-fern coil. Identification mistakes are how people eat the wrong fern. Prefer ostrich fern at the market. If you cannot identify it, do not eat it. This leaf exists because the parent list names it, not because it is the default supper.
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CautionForageForage CaveatID RiskNot OstrichNot Supper DefaultNot The Market DefaultRisk
History
Some foragers listed lady fern among edible fiddleheads, with caution.
Guides pushed ostrich fern over lady fern for the table.
Commercial fiddleheads stayed ostrich; lady fern remained a forage caveat.