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Morristown National Historical Park
Ferns
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(Barton) | Fiddleheads emerging in late April |
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Visitors to Morristown National Historical Park are likely to find several species of ferns along the park's trails and roadsides in cool, moist shaded areas.
Twenty-one species of ferns and fern allies have been identified in the park. The most common ferns found in the park are New York and Christmas ferns. Christmas Fern is one of the most familiar ferns in New Jersey. Its distinctive evergreen leaves make it easy to recognize
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Family |
Common Name |
Adiantum pedatum |
Adiantaceae |
Maidenhair Fern |
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Athyrium filix-femina |
Aspleniaceae |
Lady Fern |
Athyrium thelypteroides |
Aspleniaceae |
Silvery Spleenwort |
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Botrychium sp. |
Ophioglossaceae |
Grape Fern |
Botrychium virginiana |
Ophioglossaceae |
Virginia Grape Fern |
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Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
Dennstaedtiaceae |
Hay-Scented Fern |
Dryopteris austriaca |
Aspleniaceae |
Shield Fern |
Dryopteris carthusiana |
Aspleniaceae |
American Shield fern |
Dryopteris sp. |
Aspleniaceae |
Shield Fern |
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Equisetum sp. |
Equistaceae |
Horsetails |
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris |
Aspleniaceae |
Oak Fern |
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Lycopodium clavatum |
Lycopodiaceae |
Trailing Clubmoss |
Lycopodium sp. |
Lycopodiaceae |
Clubmoss |
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Onoclea sensibilis |
Aspleniaceae |
Sensitive Fern |
Osmunda cinnamomea |
Osmundaceae |
Cinnamon Fern |
Osmunda claytoniana |
Osmundaceae |
Interrupted Fern |
Osmunda regalis |
Osmundaceae |
Royal Fern |
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Polystichum acrostichoides |
Aspleniaceae |
Christmas Fern |
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Thelypteris hexagonoptera |
Aspleniaceae |
Broad Beech Fern |
Thelypteris noveboracensis |
Aspleniaceae |
New York Fern |
Thelypteris palustris |
Aspleniaceae |
Marsh Fern |
Thelypteris phegopteris |
Aspleniaceae |
Northern Fern |
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Did You Know?
“We reached this wilderness, about three miles from Morristown where we are building log huts for winter quarters. The snow on the ground is about two feet deep, and the weather extremely cold.” – Dr James Thacher, Continental Army Surgeon, 1779.
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Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 09:47 EST |