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Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

  • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea Sensibilis) https://www.sagebud.com/sensitive-fern-onoclea-sensibilis
    Credit: Denis.prévôt | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
  • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea Sensibilis) https://www.sagebud.com/sensitive-fern-onoclea-sensibilis
    Credit: Denis.prévôt | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
  • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea Sensibilis) https://www.sagebud.com/sensitive-fern-onoclea-sensibilis
    Credit: Denis.prévôt | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
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Onoclea Sensibilis, or more commonly know as Sensitive Fern, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Onoclea. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Onoclea Sensibilis or Sensitive Fern's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Fern
  • Genus: Onoclea
  • Family: Dryopteridaceae
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • Class: Filicopsida
  • Division: Pteridophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N) SPM (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW) 2(FACW) 3(FACW) 4(FACW) 5(FACW) 6(FACW) 8(NI)





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