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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Can you tell me which fern I have photographed? I took the pictures in a mixed hemlock forest beside a …

  • Question

    Can you tell me which fern I have photographed? I took the pictures in a mixed hemlock forest beside a lake in the Adirondacks. Thank You

    Answer

    Dear Auntie, you've collected Parathelypteris novaboracensis (New York fern), a native perennial fern of (primarily) forested areas. The leallets that gradually become smaller and smaller toward the base is a good diagnostic character.