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Southern Ontario Forest
A clump-forming, deciduous fern that can reach 6 feet tall.
I think this is an Ostrich Plume fern but it has black stems with a grey bloom, ...
2-6 feet tall (these are young). Vase shaped clumps, sterile fronds plume-like.
Young plants "fiddle heads" are very good steamed and served with butter. Very ...
A fiddle head has a long stem with a curvy green swirl at the top. A fiddle ...
Beautiful, octopus-like plant with purple fruiting bodies that resemble ...
Very plentiful in this location. These are prized for their edibility and are ...
It starts out with a round green stem and then at the top is a spiral of leaves ...
As the fern emerges from the ground in early spring it is covered in a light ...
This is the fiddlehead of a young, vascular plant. Ostrich fern grows in ...
Ostrich Ferns. When fully open they are very large and beautiful ferns. Blade ...
Specific to the Ostrich fern is the brown onion-papery skin of the young ...
Ostrich Ferns are very interesting and beautiful. They’re 3 to 6 feet tall and ...