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Bronze Fern
Botrychium dissectum
34.14, -84.7
Field Notes
Description:
Most of this fern's frond was covered by a leave and remains green, while the exposed part of the frond has turned the purple-bronze of winter. It has an unusual growing season, with the new frond emerging in July and dying back in May. The frond often turns from green to a bronze color during the winter.
Habitat:
This is the most common grape fern throughout most of its range. It is a frequent denizen of disturbed lands, in moist forests, clearings and old fields often growing with Diphasiastrum digitatum and Asplenium platyneuron.
Notes:
Spotted along the Iron Hill Trail of red Top Mountain State Park
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 28, 2014
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