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Author Topic: fern ID  (Read 1989 times)

Diane Whitehead

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fern ID
« on: May 01, 2014, 09:01:03 PM »
A friend has lost the name of this fern and wants to put it in
a flower show tomorrow.

I have no idea what it is.
Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Matt T

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Re: fern
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2014, 09:26:45 PM »
It looks like the sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis to me Diane.
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Diane Whitehead

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Re: fern
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2014, 09:42:08 PM »
Thanks, Matt.

 Onoclea has only one species, so that makes identification
simple.
Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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