Another stumper?

Hello everyone: I took this picture in late April in West Vancouver. Alas, it was on public land so there was no one to ask what it is. I think it's a fern of some kind, but the head you see here was atop a long (about 18") stem, not compact to the ground like the ferns we normally see here in the rainforest. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Michelle

 

Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum).

 

Thanks so much. Would this be the same bracken often referred to in English novels, as in "She wandered through the bracken..."?

Michelle

 

I just found a page on the web that includes bracken (Pteridium aquilinumin) in the common category of fiddleheads. Is this correct or a misconception?
Michelle

 

All ferns produce fiddleheads, they are the unfolding new fronds.

 

Yep