Su Song bracken

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Bracken usually grows to a height of one meter, with long, horizontally spreading rhizomes covered in dark brown fuzz. In early spring, the new leaves are curled up in a trifurcate shape. The stalks and leaves are tender and covered with white fuzz, making this the ideal time for harvesting. The petioles range from 30 to 100 cm in length, while the leaf blades are triangular, measuring 60 to 150 cm in length and 30 to 60 cm in width. They are 2 to 3 times pinnately divided, with lower pinnae growing oppositely. Brown sporangia clusters are continuously arranged along the edges of the leaf blades, protected by double indusia.