Description
Sold as set of 5 plugs.
At a Glance: Medium-sized evergreen fern
Height: Up to 2ft tall
Leaves: Sterile fronds are up to 2ft and often pressed against the ground; evergreen, leathery and oblong with leaflets tapering at the top and bottom. Fertile fronds are deciduous upright fronds in the center of the sterile fronds with smaller leaflets.
Appeal: Beautiful bright green dainty fern. Does well in full shade and has a high transplanting success rate.
Ethnobotany: Young leaves were chewed by Hesquiat hunters as a hunger suppressant. Leaves were used as a medicine for sores.
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
 full sun > 80% mostly sunny 60%-80% partial sun and shade 40%- 60% mostly shady 60%-80% full shade > 80% |
wet moist dry
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low elevation mid elevation sub-alpine high elevation
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| Wildlife Value | |
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Berries Seeds Nectar for hummingbirds Nectar for butterflies Host for insect larvae Thickets and shelter Thorny or protective cover |
Important winter food source for deer and elk |
References:
Pojar, Jim, and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Revised ed. Redmond, Wash.: B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Pub., 2004. Print.
“Sound Native Plants.” Sound Native Plants. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. www.soundnativeplants.com.
