Some Curly Fern or Other
Sandy upland forest, mixed hemlock and beech.
I hear there are forty different fern species native to Western Mass. I do not own a fern book as yet. But here’s a big old list of latin names and undecipherable plant anatomy vocab if you’re interested.
I would like to note that this is the most in-focus picture I’ve ever taken of a detailed tiny thing. Satisfying!
posted by mjd 
in Spring, Visions | 2 Comments »
And they’re good to eat! At least the fiddleheads are.
Yes indeed. Fiddleheads alone (and knowing them from the other 39 species) are reason enough to get a fern book. O how delicious they are on pan fried trail pizza!