Got a chance to explore a small park this afternoon. My original intention was to find some mushrooms and of course, as you will see, I did. But I also ran into some other species that interested me. For instance, there was this large, beautiful fern growing all over on the sides of the path. I took a picture of it and a leaf to sample and I intend to discover what type of fern it is.
What was interesting about the fern was that it did not have spore pods on the bottom of it's fronds.
Found it, not that difficult. It's called a cinnamon fern, also known as Osmunda cinnamomea
Apparently I found it in the wrong season, when it's spore stalks were not present
Hopefully I'll get a chance to see them later in the year, in full 'bloom'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmunda_cinnamomea
http://www.floridata.com/ref/o/osmu_cin.cfm
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9136684
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