Ferns

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We are preparing to have the following fern species in our 2023 inventory.

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wdt_ID	Image	Species (Botanical)	Common Name(s)	Family	Avg. Height	Winter Interest	Amount of Sunlight	Moisture Pref.	Drought Tolerance	Soil Pref\'s	Remarks	Details
1		Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair Fern	Polypodiaceae		NO	Full Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	delicate fern for woodland gardens
2		Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern	Dryopteridaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	delicate, lacy appearance; enhances woodland garden
3		Dryopteris marginalis	Wood Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	full shade, part shade	Mesic	NO	rich	evergreen foliage
4		Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	best know for its edible fiddleheads, fertile fronds persist through winter
5		Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	senstive to frost, hence the name; fertile fronds persist through winter
6		Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern	Osmundaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	fertile frond is a cinnamon colour
7		Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern	Osmudaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	a tall delicate fern for shorelines; grow with cardinal flower
8		Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	robust, evergreen fern prized for shade gardens
9		Asplenium platyneuron	Spleenwort Fern	Aspleniaceae	30-45 cm	yes	shade, part shade	mesic		can tolerate rocky sites	Found growing in mixed hardwood forest, woods, thickets, river bluffs, rocky slopes, mossy banks.
10		Camptosorus rhizophyllus	Walking Fern	Aspleniaceae	15 cm		shade, part shade	mesic		Found on damp, calcareous, limestone, moss-covered rocks.	Walking Fern has a simple leaf and the tip of the leaf will root and a new plant will begin to grow.
		Species (Botanical)	Common Name(s)	Family	Avg. Height	Winter Interest	Amount of Sunlight	Moisture Pref.	Drought Tolerance	Soil Pref\'s	Remarks

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