This is a common plant in my area. This picture shows an unusually large stand of it at the edge of a wild area. Typically it is more sparse, growing amongst other plants.
Woodland area is on sandy soil and consists of pitch & white pine; various oak, maple, and birch; lowbush blueberry; canada mayflower; sarsaparilla.
This plant appears to be common in the area.
Woodland area is on sandy soil and consists of pitch & white pine; various oak, maple, and birch; lowbush blueberry; canada mayflower; sarsaparilla. Many new trees have come up near the edge when the rest of the woods were cleared for housing.
Tucked just off the path in the shade of a larger tree, this plant’s robust stalks take on a triangular shape. The leaflets are opposites and bipinnately formed. The edges appear to take on a toothed look attached to tall bright green stems.
With christmas fern in lower left and sensitive fern in lower right.
