Delicate lengths of fern frond rise from the edges of shallow streams around Kaua‘i. Warabi, a member of the bracken fern family, is easy to prepare and is accessible. While it does grow wild ...

Fiddlehead ferns are a natural expression ... that in the Pacific Northwest it is also possible to come across the Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) and lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina).

Fiddlehead ferns grow wild in some parts of the country. In others, they're the type of product you're more likely to find -- and probably pay top dollar for -- at an upscale grocery store.