Golden polypody fern (Phlebodium aureum) most often is found growing in the boots of cabbage palm trees (Sabal palmetto). Like all ferns, golden polypody fern reproduces via wind-borne spores. Above check out the very beginnings of this native fern. On…
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Ferns of Friday: Royalty
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis) grows at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) in moist spots at the western end of preserve on the north side of Oslo Road and on the south side of Oslo Road. We also…
Fern Friday: Shoestring Babies
When we visited the South Prong Slough on 6-16-2022, we saw the very beginnings of shoestring fern (Vittaria lineata), an epiphytic fern with an almost absolute allegiance to the trunk of cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) in moist, mostly shady places.…
Fern Friday: Spores or Seeds
Resurrection fern (Pleopeltis michauxiana), like all ferns, reproduces via wind-borne spores - not seeds. The "warty" spots that you see on the resurrection fern pictured above are made by the spore cases (sporangia) on the underside of the fronds. The…