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Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
Christmas Fern

Dryopteridaceae — Wood Fern family
Native

Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Pump House Road
April 2007
Fiddleheads
Polystichum acrostichoides
Red Clay Creek
May 2011
The flower is spring-beauty.
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
August 2011
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
August 2011
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Two fronds, same plant, same day.
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Developing sporangia (the little balls) and indusia (the discs that cover them.)
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
The remains of the sporangia and indusia. The spores have been released.
Polystichum acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
April 2020