Fiddlehead fern: fern family fern genus European fern a variant, the plant can be up to about 1m high, the stem is very smooth without fluff, mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and the north of the region, the flavor has a certain irritation, and slightly bitter taste.

Monkey's leg vegetable: hoof cover fern family hoof cover fern genus, the plant is generally up to 0.4-1m or so, because of the long yellow-brown fluffy monkey's legs and so named, mainly distributed in northeastern China around the taste of tender, flavor is light.

First, the difference between the varieties

Fiddleheads and monkey's legs are from the same family, belonging to the ferns, but the varieties are not the same. Fern is a variant of the European fern in the genus Fern, and the monkey's leg vegetable is a hoof-covered fern in the genus Hoof-covered fern.

Second, the difference in morphological characteristics

1, fern: plant height up to 1m or so, the stem is very smooth without fluff.

2, monkey legs vegetable: plants generally up to 0.4-1m or so, because of the long yellow-brown fluffy monkey legs and named.

Third, the difference in origin

1, fern: grows at an altitude of 200-830m in the mountainous terrain of the sunny slopes and the edge of the forest in sunny places, throughout the country are distributed, but mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and the northern region.

2, monkey legs vegetable: because of the shade, and cold hardiness is very strong, so more distributed in the northeast, growing in mixed coniferous and broad forests or bushes and ditch side riverbank grass.

Fourth, the flavor difference

1, fern: the flavor has a certain irritation, and slightly bitter taste.

2, monkey leg vegetable: the flavor is relatively light, and tender.