Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Aug – Jun
A fern that often grows on mossy tree trunks and branches, especially bigleaf maple. It is at its best in the wet…
Western Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Apr – Nov
A lacy fern with shiny dark stalks and fan-shaped fronds that grows where waterfall spray, seeps and streams keep shady rock and…
Western Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
Year-round
The large evergreen fern that carpets shady lower forests, with leathery fronds and a small hilt-like lobe at the base of each…