Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern), Seminary Woods
The sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis). Also known as bead fern. Its common name comes from its sensitivity to frost and drought. It is considered native to both North America and Eurasia.
Often considered to be the only species in the Onoclea genus, although that varies with classification system.
In the Onocleaceae family and the Polypodiales order.
On the edges of a vernal pool at Seminary Woods in Saint Francis, Wisconsin, a southern suburb of Milwaukee.
Photo taken late August 2023. Original key: IMG_7626
Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern), Seminary Woods
The sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis). Also known as bead fern. Its common name comes from its sensitivity to frost and drought. It is considered native to both North America and Eurasia.
Often considered to be the only species in the Onoclea genus, although that varies with classification system.
In the Onocleaceae family and the Polypodiales order.
On the edges of a vernal pool at Seminary Woods in Saint Francis, Wisconsin, a southern suburb of Milwaukee.
Photo taken late August 2023. Original key: IMG_7626