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Ferns: Onoclea, Dryopteris, Osmunda, etc

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woodland fern

Family: varies

Above: woodland fern, Below: royal fern

Use: woodlands, shady gardens, under shrubs and trees

royal fern in quebec woods

Plant: evergreen to deciduous perennials to 48"

Origin: forests and wet places worldwide

Zone
: 3 - 11

Flowers
: no flowers, primitve reproduction through spores

Foliage: most typically pinnately divided leaves called fronds. Temperate plants typically have soft foliage

Culture
: part sun to part shade in moist soil. Many ferns from upland woods or rocky areas are quite drought tolerant when established.



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