Vegetable fern

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Diplazium esculentum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Athyriales
Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Diplazium
Species: D. esculentum
Binomial name
Diplazium esculentum
(Retz.) Sw.
Growing along a stream
Growing along a stream

Vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum) is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably the most commonly consumed fern, and is quite tasty, giving it the name "vegetable". It is used in many oceanian recipes, and made into salads and stir fry.