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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea

Also called Sensitive Ferns

Sensitive Fern
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Onocleaceae (Onocle family)

About

Onoclea is a genus of plants in the family Onocleaceae, native to moist habitats in eastern Asia and eastern North America. They are deciduous ferns with sterile fronds arising from creeping rhizomes in spring, dying down at first frost. Fertile fronds appear in late summer. Depending on the authority, the genus contains one to five species.

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Sensitive fern

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