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The edge of a forest, a few feet from a lake/marsh. Part-shade.
Similar to the netted chain fern, but range indicates Sensitive Fern.
Long course sterile fronds. Leaflets short. Fertile fronds are small and ...
Under trees in suburban area of Michigan.
Fern popping up along trail through wetland.
These are all over my land, especially near ponds and creeks.
Spores are produced on erect, fertile fronds, which are green in the summer and ...
Sensitive fern gets its name from the tendency of the fronds to wither at the ...
The common name for this fern stems from the fact that it is sensitive to ...
Sensitive Fern likely gets its common name from its intolerance for cold, the ...
The sterile and fertile fronds of this fern are quite different. The bright, ...
A medium-sized deciduous fern, quite common in central Virginia. There are ...
Very common native fern that gets its name from the tendency of the fronds to ...
These small, about six to ten inch tall plants carry their berries throughout ...
The Sensitive Fern loses it leaves in the winter. The fronds die back after the ...
Fern spores, when they sprout, do not grow into a plant of the same shape as ...
and come to light Season adults fly from August to October Food larvae feed on ...