Unfurling fronts of Christmas fern, Polystichum acrostichoides.  Some people cook and eat the curled fronds, and they have some historic medicinal uses.  Too much of the plant in your diet can lead to a depletion of Vitamin B, so don't eat in quantities.  Most ferns are not edible, so don't eat them unless you know what you have.
                                         Photo: Katherine Schlosser .

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