ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneurion)
ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneurion)
Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus)
Crested Wood Fern (Dryopteris cristata)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) and Crested Wood Fern (Dryopteris cristata)
Southern Adders Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
Netted Chain Fern
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
cinnamon-colored scales on stipe of Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
deer grazing impact on Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
American Royal Fern (Osmunda spectabilis)
American Royal Fern (Osmunda spectabilis) and Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
Silvery Spleen Wort (Deparia acriostichoides)
ferns produce spores at their sori, and spores produce gametophytes in the next stage of a fern's life cycle
New York ferns (Amauropelta noveboracensis) can grow dense enough to compete with Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)