Question: This beautiful plant is growing in the moss on a decaying branch in southern Vermont. I can't identify it using …
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This beautiful plant is growing in the moss on a decaying branch in southern Vermont. I can't identify it using the fern photos on Go Botany. Can you help me with this one too> Thanks.
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Dear lmc825, I'm sorry I can't help you with this one (not with confidence). The fern is both depauperate and has been damaged so its main growth axis is injured. I suspect it may be a species of Dryopteris (wood fern), possibly even a very small Dryopteris intermedia, but I would need to the specimen itself to be able to help you further. Best wishes.
