Angie Lucas, Senior Land Steward at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, is back to talk about what is growing in our area. This time, she gives us an introduction to Ferns.

Links for this episode:

• Misty Acres: The Boarwell Preserve
• Michigan Ferns & Lycophytes by Daniel Palmer
• Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America by Anne C. Hallowell and Barbara G. Hallowell

Photos by Angie Lucas:

Fragile Fern (Crysopteris)

Oak Fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)

Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)

New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)

Rock Polypody (Polypodium virginianum)

Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)