Onoclea sensibilis

Dryopteridaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Fern

1 - 3.5ft

- ft

(inconspicuous)

;

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Moist, Wet

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fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, wet meadows, swamps, moist woods

spreads in wet areas; fertile fronds dark brown, erect; can be poisonous to older horses