Other common names:
Bead Fern French names:
Onoclée sensible Family: Wood Fern Family (Dryopteridaceae) Fronds: Once divided Height:
60-90 cm (23-35 in) Habitat: Forests, Fields and Open Areas, Wet Areas; Wet woods. Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Very common.
Notes:
Fertile stalk persists throught the winter.
Photographs:
166 photographs available, of which 15 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Typical Sensitive Fern habitat.
Here you can see where it got its other common name, Bead Fern.
Sensitive Fern is very photogenic in the rain!
Spring shoots unfurling.
Singing about the virtues of Sensitive Fern and wetlands ... Okay, okay, I'm letting my imagination run wild!
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