Question: Several of these ferns were growing on a path near a creek in Troy NY. I'm wondering if it could …
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Question
Several of these ferns were growing on a path near a creek in Troy NY. I'm wondering if it could be a Athyrium species? Thank You,
Answer
Dear Auntie, Given the winter green leaves that are lying around the base of the plant and the dense tufts of white-brown scales at the base of the petiole, your plant is Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern), a common species of rocky forests in the northeastern United States.
