Question: New to Plant Share. These photos taken last May at my rental property in Manchester NH is of a fern …
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Question
New to Plant Share. These photos taken last May at my rental property in Manchester NH is of a fern would like to have IDed. I think iNaturalist misidentified as a Lady Fern. Been disconnected from iNaturalist, phone issue deleting app, and am not certain if that ID. I think in the second photo, the fern in foreground is a Sensitive Fern. A lot of that and others on the 4+ acres property. Hoping and assuming both are native to this area. Sorry for changed orientation photos.
Answer
Dear lmcos121@msn.com, the fern in the foreground is Onoclea sensibilis (as you noted). In the background, it is Osmunda spectabilis (American royal fern). This species is distinct from Old World representatives of this group. Best wishes.
