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It was once thought that if the spores of the brackenfern were gathered on St. John's Eve, it would make the possessor invisible.In the 17th century, live brackenfern was set on fire in hopes of producing rain.Brackenfern fiddleheads have been used as a food source; however, their consumption has been linked to various types of cancer in humans.
