Question: Found this interesting fern yesterday near Kent, CT. It was on the steep east facing side of a wooded mountain. …
-
Question
Found this interesting fern yesterday near Kent, CT. It was on the steep east facing side of a wooded mountain. I looked at Go Botany and the closest was Leathery Grape Fern. Interesting hairs and tips on the leaves. What is it? Bill
Answer
Dear wdshaffer, your plant looks like the early emerging leaves of Geranium robertianum (mountain crane's-bill). These leaves do have similarity to a grapefern, but you will see them flowering in the not too distant future. This plant is common to steep, forested, and often rocky, hillsides under deciduous trees.
