Thanks to a tip from Ash Gill, who kindly provided not only excellent directions complete with distances and verifiable landmarks…
So, here is part three of my series on distinguishing between some of the large pinnate ferns of our region.…
This is part 2 of my 3 part series on large, pinnate ferns commonly found in proximity to each other…
Over the next few days I’ll be doing comparison profiles for 3 large, pinnate ferns that are commonly found in…
When I was looking for a remembered patch of Polystichum imbricans a couple of months ago I came across a…
I am so happy to have found this fern! Ferns are one of my weakest groups, and I didn’t know…
A few years ago, when embarrassment at my ignorance finally outweighed the inertial resistance to the effort required to learn…
This fern is ubiquitous in conifer forests of western North America. So common, in fact, that it was one of…
Ferns are vascular plants (Tracheophytes), which means they have vessels to conduct water, minerals, and the sugars produced by photosynthesis.…