Even with their anti-freeze chemistry, the Christmas ferns are saying, “Enough!” #snowbegone #ferns #fernfans #Christmasfern #endlesswinter

Rock polypody (𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮) is a truly evergreen fern, which means it's still looking good after our harsh Northeast winter as the snow continues to melt off
#wintergreenferns #ferns #polypody #fernfans #glen #waterfall

A leafy triangle of grapefern (Sceptridium dissectum obliquum) blends in with the ground between disappearing snow patches because of the darkened bronze color

The snow has melted enough to reveal the hardy Bronze fern (aka Cutleaf grapefern) that’s been there since all season
#ferns #fernfans #grapeferns #winterplants #bronzefern #cutleafgrapefern

A central cluster of five brown stalks with brown beads poke up from the snow. The sterile green fronds of the Sensitive fern are long gone, but these fertile stalks persist

Just like us in the 6-degree weather of Upstate New York, these Sensitive fern sporophylls are waiting for spring! They will release their spores in March and April #ferns #fernfans #sensitiveferns #beadfern #spores #dimorphicferns #winternature

Tall Cinnamon ferns in beautiful shades of green to rusty orange cluster next to a tree (view from a boardwalk)

One of the boardwalks through the wetlands area of Sapsucker Woods at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cinnamon ferns turn beautiful fall colors on their way out! These are along the boardwalk at #sapsuckerwoods at the #cornelllaborornithology

#cinnamonferns #ferns #fallferns #wetlandferns #fernfans #fernfriends #naturewalks #hiking #fallcolors

The latest video in our fern playlist has dropped, and we had a lot of soggy-footed fun putting this together. In less than three minutes, anyone can feel confident identifying it!
#ferns #livingfossil #cinnamonferns #wetlandplants #frondfriends #fernfans

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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis) with unfurling fiddlehead

#NewYorkferns show up after many of the others in our area and can be confusing as #fiddleheads. These taper down to a characteristic "bow tie" and like to take over the areas where they appear (no defined vase-like clusters here!)
#ferns #fernfans #fronds #forests #nature #hiking

Ants visiting nectary on Bracken fern fiddlehead

Ant getting sugar reward from nectary on Bracken fern fiddlehead. Two arrows point to each nectary

Even some #ferns provide a sugar reward! The arrows here point to nectaries, which the #ants on these unfurling Bracken fern #fiddleheads are visiting

#mutualism #naturephotography #frondfriends #fernfans

Sori on a hart’s-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) in Madison County, NY

The stunning underside of the elusive hart’s-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) in Madison County, NY #ferns #fernfans #frondfriends #fern #nature #hiking

#FernFans thank you, sir!