Sensitive Fern
Scientific Name:Onoclea sensibilis


NOTES: Native to eastern North America. Frost sensitive, leaving only the erect, beadlike fertile spikes. Deciduous.

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Sensitive Fern
Genus species: Onoclea sensibilis
Common Name: Sensitive Fern
Family Name: Onocleaceae  
Seed Type: Gymnosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Fern
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Herb Wall
Identified by:M. Becus