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Know Your Natives – Lady Fern
Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina*) of the Woodsiaceae (Lady Fern) family is a medium size fern of North America, Europe and Asia. The genus name originates from a Greek word referring to “door” in reference to the hinged indusia (protective spore … Continue reading
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Know Your Natives – Hairy Lipfern
Hairy lipfern (Cheilanthes lanosa)* of the Brake Fern (Pteridaceae) family, formerly of the Polypody (Polypodiaceae) family, is a small to moderate-sized evergreen fern with delicate fronds. It occurs at higher elevations from Oklahoma to Connecticut, principally in the following physiographic … Continue reading
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Know Your Natives – Royal Fern
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis*) of the Royal Fern (Osmundaceae) family is a large herbaceous fern with a crown of clustered spore cases (sporangia) on the fertile fronds (leaves). In the U.S., it occurs from eastern Texas to Minnesota … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Woolly Lip Fern
Woolly lip fern (Cheilanthes tomentosa*) of the Brake Fern (Pteridaceae) family, is an evergreen fern that becomes brown and shriveled during drought but revives with renewed moisture. The genus name combines Greek words for “lip” (cheilos) and “flower” (anthos), in … Continue reading
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Know Your Natives – Resurrection Fern
Resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana), formerly Polypodium polypodioides, of the Polypody (Polypodiaceae) family is an evergreen fern that occasionally appears to die in periods of dryness while being “resurrected” when again moistened. The genus name is from Greek words … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Marginal Wood Fern
Marginal wood fern (Dryopteris marginalis) of the Wood Fern (Dryopteridaceae) family, an evergreen, twice-cut fern, occurs throughout much of the eastern U.S. from Texas and Minnesota to the Atlantic Coast, but is mostly absent from the Gulf Coastal Plain and unknown … Continue reading
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Know Your Natives – Christmas Fern
Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) of the Wood Fern (Dryopteridaceae) family prefers shady areas of deciduous woodlands and embankments with well drained, moist sandy to rocky soils. Christmas fern is found throughout much of the eastern half of the U.S., westward … Continue reading
Native Plant Report – Ouachita National Trail – Perry County
Spring is in full swing in the Ouachita Mountains! The first ANPS Native Plant hike of 2015 was on April 11. Seven enthusiastic participants enjoyed a spectacular spring day in the forest. A full hike report will appear in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinnamon Fern, Colchiaceae, Dwarf Crested Iris, Early Azalea, Ericaceae, Fern, Gall, Halesia carolina, Indian Pipe, Iridaceae, Iris, Iris cristata, Monotropa, Monotropa uniflora, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Perfoliate bellwort, Rhododendron, Rhododendron prinophyllum, Silverbells, Styracaceae, Uvularia, Uvularia perfoliata
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Know Your Natives – Grape Ferns
Grape ferns, succulent ferns in the Ophioglossaceae (Adder’s-tongue Family), are named for their round, clustered sporangia (spore cases), which resemble a bunch of grapes. These ferns are smooth, without scales of any kind, and have soft fleshy stems and roots. … Continue reading
Dripping Springs Field Trip a Perfect Ten on the BOP Scale
May 11, 10 a.m., a Saturday morning that couldn’t have been prettier, we gathered for the Ouachita Mountain Boys’ walk to Dripping Springs just north of Hot Springs. The rendezvous place was across the road from Kai Schulz’s house, and … Continue reading