The Eyes of Paint Branch - Fall 2001 Newsletter
Volume: 7 Issue: 2


Ferns Native to the Paint Branch Gorge
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum) moist, rocky banks and ravines
Lady Fern (Athyrium Filix-femina) moist, semi-shaded woods
Silvery Spleenwort (Athyrium thelypterioides) moist, semi-shaded woods
Rattlesnake Fern (Botrychium viriginianum) shady woodlands
Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) dry, partly shaded woodlands
Fancy Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) damp woodlands and ravines
Marginal Woodfern (Dryopteris marginalis) throughout woodland habitats
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) stream banks, damp woodsides
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) stream banks, edges of swamps and ponds
Interrupted Fern (Osmunda Claytoniana)stony, woodland edges
Rock cap or Common Polypody(Polypodium vulgare) cool damp rocks and cliffs
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)rocky shaded slopes, wooded stream banks
Broad Beech Fern (Thelypteris hexagonoptera)sunny, open woods
New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)sunny, mixed woodlands, swamp edges