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Pack Forest, Mt. Rainier (Google, OSM)
46.8402035602, -122.2942015529
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This fern was very common in the deciduous forest in Pack Forest where we stayed for our field trip, being one of the dominant ground species. Growing many ferns out of a concentrated area on the ground, with the ferns being a couple feet in length. They had large spores on the bottom, and were relatively inflexible.

Apr. 09, 2012 14:13:01 -0700
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You're location looks off. If you were entering coordinates manually, perhaps you mean to enter a negative longitude?

Posted by kueda about 1 year ago (Flag)
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yeah, fixed. I was trying to fix the coordinates and it just saved it for me for some reason.

Posted by drwlyons about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Hah, apparently "sword fern" is also used for an Australian fern. I think this is the taxon you want.

Posted by kueda about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Posted by drwlyons about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Western Swordfern - Photo (c) J Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
richard_olmstead's ID: Western Swordfern (Polystichum munitum)
Posted by richard_olmstead about 1 year ago (Flag)
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