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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 ...
Very plentiful in this location. These are prized for their edibility and are ...
This is the fiddlehead of a young, vascular plant. Ostrich fern grows in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Matteuccia struthiopteris (common names ...
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 ...