Family: Dryopteridaceae
sensitive fern
[Onoclea sensibilis f. obtusilobata L., more...]
Christopher Noll
Robert W. Freckmann
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Onoclea: used by Dioscorides for some probably boraginaceous plant
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: wet woodlands
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: wet woodlands
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Swamps, marshes, bogs, streambanks, wet woods, and wet meadows. They usually grow in low frost pockets and are among the first plants to be damaged by early frost, hence the name sensitive fern. Fossils that appear in the Paleocene about 90 million years ago are essentially identical to the living spacies.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5, Wetland Indicator = FACW USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Robert W. Freckmann
David Lee
Christopher Noll
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Matthew L. Wagner
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Christopher Noll
Tim Kessenich
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Brenton Butterfield
Derek Anderson
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
