Fern and Fern Allies of Lake Conestee Nature Park

Lake Conestee Nature Park is home to some of the most ancient plants on the planet, ferns and fern allies. The production of spores instead of flowers or seeds separates them from herbaceous plants.
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Christmas fern ¹
Polystichum acrostichoides

ebony spleenwort ²
Asplenium platyneuron

Netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata

adder's-tongue ³
Ophioglossum vulgatum

Rattlesnake Fern ⁴
Botrypus virginianus

Lady-fern
Athyrium filix-femina filix-femina

Water Fern ⁵
Azolla filiculoides

broad beech fern ⁶
Phegopteris hexagonoptera

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