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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: Hi again. What do you suppose this fern is? It's hard to see in my pictures, but the leaves are …

  • Question

    Hi again. What do you suppose this fern is? It's hard to see in my pictures, but the leaves are double tapering. The longest ones are maybe 1.5'-2'. Thanks

    Answer

    Dear Jbrine1, as best I can tell from the image, it appears to be Deparia acrostichoides (silvery false spleenwort). It is a species that has both hairs and scales on the petiole and elongate indusia, as shown in your images.