Some Curly Fern or Other
Originally published at The Mossy Skull. Please leave any comments there.
Sandy upland forest, mixed hemlock and beech.
I hear there are forty different fern species native to Western Mass. I do not own a fern book as yet. But here’s a big old list of latin names and undecipherable plant anatomy vocab if you’re interested.
I would like to note that this is the most in-focus picture I’ve ever taken of a detailed tiny thing. Satisfying!