Finding Ferns
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How many species of ferns will we find at Fillmore Glen? Bring your field guides and hand lenses! Meet at CCE at 1 pm to carpool.Alternatively, meet at Fillmore Glen at 1:45. We’ll park at the lower entrance and meet in front of the building with the picnic tables.
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How many ferns DID we find at Fillmore Glen? Sixteen! It was an absolutely wonderful day, cool under the trees. We walked up the gorge trail, and back down the rim trail. A few ferns that have been seen there before were not seen this trip, but we found lots of walking fern and lots of northern beech fern (aka "mustache fern" per Audrey). The only ostrich fern was clearly planted as an ornamental, but we counted it anyway. The Aralia racemosa was in full bloom and very prolific. The woods along the gorge trail are very rich, full of hepatica, ginger, Tiarella, Thalictrums, and ferns (!). If you haven't been to Fillmore Glen recently, consider going now. The swimming area and entry area are repaired and open. It was hard to tell that there was a draught going on if you just looked at the gorge trail.
The list of ferns we saw is below, followed by a list of everything ELSE we saw. Thanks to Susanne for keeping the list, and to Audrey, Anna, and Mike for identifying puzzling plants.
FERNS seen at Fillmore Glen 2016-08-06
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Adiantum pedatum |
maidenhair fern |
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Asplenium rhizophyllum |
walking fern |
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Asplenium trichomanes |
maidenhair spleenwort |
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Athyrium angustum |
northern lady fern |
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Cystopteris bulbifera |
bulblet fern |
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Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
hay-scented fern |
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Deparia acrostichoides |
silvery glade fern |
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Dryopteris intermedia |
intermediate wood fern |
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Dryopteris marginalis |
marginal wood fern |
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris |
oak fern |
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Matteuccia struthiopteris |
ostrich fern |
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Onoclea sensibilis |
sensitive fern |
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Phegopteris connectilis |
northern beech fern |
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Polypodium virginianum |
Virginia polypody, rockcap fern |
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Polystichum acrostichoides |
Christmas fern |
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Pteridium aquilinum |
bracken |
OTHER PLANTS seen at Fillmore Glen 2016-08-06
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
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Acer pensylvanicum |
moosewood, striped maple |
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Acer rubrum |
red maple |
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Acer saccarinum |
sugar maple |
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Acer spicatum |
mountain maple |
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Actaea pachypoda |
white baneberry |
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Actaea rubra |
red baneberry |
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Agrimonia gryposepala |
agrimony |
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Anemone acutiloba (aka Hepatica) |
sharp-lobed hepatica |
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Anemone virginiana |
anemone |
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Apocynum androsaemifolium |
spreading dog-bane |
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Aquilegia canadensis |
wild columbine |
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Aralia nudicaulis |
wild sarsaparilla |
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Aralia racemosa var. racemosa |
American spikenard |
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Arisaema triphyllum |
Jack-in-the-pulpit |
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Asarum canadense |
wild ginger |
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Betula alleghaniensis |
yellow birch |
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Carex plantaginea |
plantain-leaved sedge |
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Castanea dentata |
American chestnut |
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Caulophyllum giganteum |
blue cohosh |
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Chimaphila umbellata |
pipsissewa |
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Circaea alpina ssp. alpina |
dwarf enchanter's-nightshade |
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Climacium dendroides |
tree moss |
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Collinsonia canadensis |
stoneroot, horse-balm |
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Conocephalum conicum |
scented liverwort |
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Daphne mezereum |
paradise plant |
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Diervilla lonicera |
bush-honeysuckle |
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Epipactis helleborine |
helleborine |
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Erigeron annuus |
annual daisy fleabane |
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Eurybia divaricata |
white wood aster |
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Eutrochium maculatum |
spotted Joe-Pye-weed |
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Fagus grandifolia |
American beech |
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Fraxinus americana |
white ash |
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Galium triflorum |
fragrant bedstraw |
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Gaultheria procumbens |
wintergreen, |
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Geranium maculatum |
wild geranium |
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Geranium robertianum |
herb Robert |
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Hackelia virginiana |
Virginia stickseed |
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Hamamelis virginiana |
witch hazel |
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Huperzia lucidulum |
shining clubmoss |
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Hydrophyllum canadense |
Canada waterleaf |
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Hydrophyllum virginianum |
Virginia waterleaf |
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Hylodesmum glutinosum (Desmodium glutinosum) |
pointed-leaved tick-trefoil |
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Impatiens pallens |
jewelweed, yellow flowers |
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Laportea canadensis |
wood nettle |
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Liriodendron tulipifera |
tulip tree |
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Lobelia inflata |
Indian tobacco |
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Lonicera canadensis |
fly honeysuckle |
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Lycopus virginicus |
Virginia bugleweed |
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Maianthemum canadense |
Canada mayflower |
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Maianthemum racemosum (Smilacina racemosa) |
false Solomon’s seal |
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Medeola virginiana |
Indian cucumber root |
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Mitchella repens |
partridgeberry |
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Osmorhiza longistylis |
long-styled sweet-cicely |
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Oxalis montana |
northern wood sorrel |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia-creeper |
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Podophyllum peltatum |
Mayapple |
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Polygonatum pubescens |
downy Solomon’s seal |
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Prunella vulgaris |
heal-all |
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Prunus serotina |
black cherry |
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Quercus rubra |
northern red oak |
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Ribes cynosbati |
prickly gooseberry |
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Rubus allegheniensis |
common blackberry |
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Rubus odoratus |
purple-flowering raspberry |
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Sanicula odorata (S. gregaria) |
sanicle |
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Sassafras albidum |
sassafras |
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Solidago arguta |
cut-leaved goldenrod |
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Solidago bicolor |
silver-rod |
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Solidago caesia |
blue-stemmed goldenrod |
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Solidago flexicaulis |
zigzag goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa |
wrinkle-leaved goldenrod |
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Streptopus lanceolatus |
rosy twisted stalk |
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Symphyotrichum prenanthoides |
crooked-stemmed-aster |
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Taraxicum officinale |
dandelion |
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Taxus canadensis |
American yew |
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Thalictrum dioicum |
early meadow rue |
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Thalictrum pubescens |
tall meadow rue |
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Thuidium delicatulum |
feather moss |
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Tiarella cordifolia |
foamflower |
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Tilia americana |
American basswood |
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Toxicodendron radicans |
eastern poison ivy |
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Trillium erectum |
red trillium |
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Tsuga canadensis |
eastern hemlock |
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Tussilago farfara |
coltsfoot |
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Ulmus rubra |
slippery elm |
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Viburnum acerifolium |
maple-leaved viburnum |
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Viburnum alnifolium |
hobblebush |
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Vinca minor |
periwinkle, myrtle |
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Vitis riparia |
riverbank grape |
