Pender Co., NC 4/23/2006
Common statewide in NC in wet soils. The cinnamon-colored stalks in the middle are the reproductive "leaves".
Ferns are not flowering plants. They reproduce using spores that are may be found in clusters (called "sori") on the undersides, topsides, or margins of leaves. Other ferns produce whole fronds dedicated entirely to reproduction.
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Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Pender Co., NC 4/23/2006 Common statewide in NC in wet soils. The cinnamon-colored stalks in the middle are the reproductive "leaves". |
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Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) Cumberland Co., NC 6/4/2004 Statewide in NC in moist woods, swamps, marshes, etc. |
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Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) Cumberland Co., NC 6/4/2004 |
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Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) Cumberland Co., NC 6/4/2004 |
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Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytonia) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
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Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytonia) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
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Long Beechfern, Northern Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis) Macon Co., NC 15 May 2005 Rare in NC, Long Beechfern was formerly classified as Thelypteris phegopteris. In North Carolina it grows on rocks near seeps and behind waterfalls in the mountains. |
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#2275 perhaps Botrychium sp. Jones Co., NC 21 Oct 2007 |
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#2275 perhaps Botrychium sp. Jones Co., NC 21 Oct 2007 |
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Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana) Orange Co., NC 5 Mar 2008 Green and healthy looking when hydrated, this fern rapidly withers and appears dead when conditions turn dry. After a good rain, it greens back up again! |
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Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana) Orange Co., NC 15 Mar 2008 Common statewide in North Carolina growing on rocks and tree trunks and branches, here is a mix of hydrated and dessicated fronds. |
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Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana) Orange Co., NC 15 Mar 2008 Formerly classified as Polypodium polypodioides, the plants appear dead when dry. However, they will rebound "back to life" with the next rain! |
Created on ... April 26, 2006 | Updated ... Mar 15, 2008 | jspippen@duke.edu