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Cinnamon Fern: Light green fronds w/cinnamon sticks as the plant matures. Grows in open fields and meadows. Location:
Dolly Sods, MNF, WV, Black Bird Knob Trail extension.
Spinulose Wood Fern: Very common. Grows to 30 inches in
dense thickets. Found in moist forests and marshes. Location Gunpowder Loop Trail, MD.
Interrupted Fern : Grows in moist areas, bogs and swamps. Locarion: Moss-Hanne Tr, Black Moshannon State Park,
PA.
Braken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum): Large fern with single
stalk arising from the ground with three fronds extending from the top. Each frond in turn as several sub-fronds. Location:
BFT, PA.
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Maiden Hair Fern: Moist, dark forests, limestone rocks. Blue-green fronds with purple-black stalks. Location: Gunpowder South Trail, MD.
Royal Fern: Can grow quite tall. Has opposing yet alternating
leaflets, dark stems. Tops of fronds have a "feathery" appearance. Grows near water. Several stands were found along
Long Pond, Green Ridge SF, MD.
Lady Fern: Grows to 4 feet. Arches outwards. Found in clumps or thickets. Location: Lake Sherwood and Meadow
Creek Trails, MNF, WV.
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Sensitive Fern: Dies at first frost, hence its name. This
one was found on the banks of Long Pond, Green Ridge SF, MD.
Hay scented Fern: The fragrance from a field full of this
fern tells you all you need to know about the origin of its name. Location: Roaring Plains, MNF, WV.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron): Look for the
distinctive dark red stem. Location: Jug Bay, Patuxent River, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.
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