Two New York fern unfurling fronds

Side view of unfurling New York fern frond

New York fern fiddlehead

Unfurling New York fern frond with aphid

I've decided that New York #ferns (Amauropelta noveboracensis) are Rococo little treasures in their tiny unfurling state. My partner says they remind him of illuminated manuscript art
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