The unfurling curl of Fernhead - a photo on Flickriver

Fiddleheads or Fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young fern, harvested for use as a vegetable. Left on the plant, each fiddlehead would unroll into a new frond (circinate vernation). As fiddleheads are harvested early in the black season before the frond has opened and reached its full height, they are cut fairly close to the ground.

Fiddleheads have antioxidant activity, are a source of Omega 3 and Omega 6, and are high in iron and fibre. The fiddlehead resembles the curled ornamentation (called a scroll) on the end of a stringed instrument, such as a violin. It is also called a crozier, after the curved staff used by bishops, which has its origins in the shepherd's crook.

Fiddlehead ferns are consumed by indigenous populations all over south and south Asian regions, ranging north east all the way to Japan. Fiddlehead fern shoots are highly prized in Japanese haute-cuisine, and sell in US markets, imported from Maine and Washington State for exorbitant prices.

Fiddlehead Fern
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Windows to the Tropics, Miami, FL
www.susanfordcollins.com

Taken on: September 24, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D3100, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 260mm (=390mm), ISO 1400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3100
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	260mm (35mm equivalent: 390mm)
ISO:	1400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.01
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