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Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
Scientific Name: |
Onoclea sensibilis |
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Genus: |
Onoclea |
Species Epithet: |
sensibilis |
Common Name: |
Sensitive fern |
Plant Type |
Fern/Clubmoss/Allies |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Onocleaceae (Sensitive Fern Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
June, July, August, September |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
marshes, swamps, wet disturbed places; |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Fern Frond |
Leaf Form: |
Nothing Specified |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Provides ground cover for wildlife |
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Coarse, spreading fern; pinnae have wavy, untoothed margins, with leafy tissue on the upper portion of the rachis. Forsyth County NC (wildflower garden)
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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