Onoclea sensibilis

Scientific Name: Onoclea sensibilis
Common Name: sensitive fern
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Scalloped margins help identify this frost-sensitive fern that dies back each autumn.
Photographer: Matt Jones

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