Mt. Rainier Flora --
Dryopteris expansa -- (Spreading Wood Fern)
The fronds are 3-times pinnate and tipped with sharp points.
Author: Susan McDougall
Cowlitz Divide trail
GPS: 46.7596, -121.5635
Date: July 1, 2016
This is a fairly common fern, often found with Western Lady Fern.
Author: Susan McDougall
Cowlitz Divide trail
GPS: 46.7596, -121.5635
Date: July 1, 2016
Typically found below 4,000 feet, this is a fern of dense forests. The sori are round, rather like a Sword Fern.
Author: Susan McDougall
Cowlitz Divide trail
GPS: 46.7596, -121.5635
Date: July 1, 2016
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