Sensitive Fern

Description:

The common name for this fern stems from the fact that it is sensitive to frost. The sterile fronds closely resemble those of Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata). However, Sensitive Fern fronds have smooth margins while those of Netted Chain Fern are finely toothed.

Habitat:

Roadside ditches, wet meadows or openings, swamp margins, wet, low woods and forests. Native from Newfoundland to Manitoba south to Texas and Florida. In Georgia, it is found throughout the state, but less frequently in the southeastern Coastal Plain.

Notes:

Spotted along a marshy segment of the Noonday Creek Trail in Kennesaw, GA