Wetland Bordering plants – ferns

Wetland indicator status – indicates the probability that a plant would be found in wetland area.

• OBL – obligate species ALWAYS occur in wetlands.
• FACW – Facultative wetland species mostly occur in wetlands but may occur in upland.
• FAC – facultative occur in both upland and wetlands.
• FACU – Facultative upland species mostly occur in upland but may occur in wetland.
• UPL – species always occur in upland.

	Osmunda claytoniana — Interrupted Fern Wetland indicator status – FAC Fronds occur in groups Distinct interruption in the center of many fronds vase-shaped  Fronds can reach 6′ high
	Osmunda regalis — Royal Fern Wetland indicator status – FACW This may be only vascular plant in 7 continents. Grows on stream banks and swamps and other wetlands. large ferns that can be 5-6 ft high. Sterile fronds and fertile fronds look different.
	Polystichum acrostichoides — Christmas fern Wetland indicator status – FACU leaves grows from rhizome at or below ground. Black spores underside of leaf but all fronds are not fertile. compound leaf blade Easy to find in winter due to evergreen leaves.
	Athyrium angustum – Lady Fern Wetland indicator status – FAC Upright fern with bright green leaves with  fine-textured lacy appearance Single frond can be 1′ to 3′ spore-bearing fronds are slightly different than sterile fronds. can get to 2-5 ft in height
	Onoclea sensibilis — sensitive fern Wetland indicator status – FACW Name comes from sensitivity to frost. Fertile fronds appear in summer  about 2 ft tall  leaf blade is compound. Native
	Maianthemum racemosum — Hay-Scented Fern Wetland indicator status – FACU yellowish green leaves feathery fronds that give off a scent of crushed hay in late summer propagate by creeping underground. Native
	Sanicula marilandica – New York Fern Wetland indicator status – FACU yellowish green fronds that are widest in the middle and taper on both ends. propagate by spores native