Interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana) with dark green fertile (spore-bearing) leaflets

A more mature Interrupted fern with brown sporangia (spore-forming structures) "interrupting" its sterile green pinnae (leaflets)

The fertile (spore-bearing) "flower" of the Royal fern (Osmunda spectabilis)

It's hard to keep up with the local #ferns with all the rain we've been getting this week, but these spore-bearing pinnae aren't waiting for good weather to do their thing! Pictured here are #Interruptedfern and #Royalfern
#fernfriday #spores #sporangia #wetlands