With the fall rains and cooler temperatures, licorice ferns come back to life, unfurling their spiky foot-long fronds just in time to land on menus in early spring. The licorice fern is one of those ...

Licorice ferns (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) prefer moist conditions, and often grow around stumps and the bases of trees in decorative clusters of rather stiff, evergreen fronds. But, unlike most ...

Licorice fern gets its name from the sweet licorice flavor stored in its roots. That’s why native peoples of the Pacific Northwest — among them the Squamish, Sechelt, Comox and Haida ...

For November, we suggest trying one of the lesser-known trails at Cougar Mountain—Licorice Fern Trail. Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park is 3,000+ acres and is connected to Squak Mountain Park in ...

If the sky is clear before dawn on the 14th, the Geminids could be the best meteor shower of the year. The newly uncurled fronds of licorice ferns on tree branches are wonderful to behold. The bright, ...

Tonight is the final chance for North Seattle residents to help shape the future of Licorice Fern Natural Area on Thornton Creek (formerly Thornton Creek Park #1), the 7.8-acre natural area just ...

Licorice Fern Natural Area on Thornton Creek is located just south of Jackson Park Golf Course. It is bordered by Northeast 130th Street and 10th Avenue Northeast. "It is a predominately wooded ...