Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera)

Growing near a seasonal stream in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.

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Ferdy Christant

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Any tips on how to identify ferns? They all look so similar to me, I don't know where to start. Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
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  I'm still new to them as well, but I'm absolutely fascinated by them.
  
  As for my methods of learning, I usually start out just getting my hands dirty in the field and end up latching on to some pattern/texture for future recognition. Once you start noting the subtleties of shapes and structures, it gets a little easier. I also have a field guide/key to vascular plants for my area. Posted 7 years ago

The Broad beech fern

"Phegopteris hexagonoptera", commonly called the broad beech fern, is a common forest fern in the eastern United States and adjacent Ontario. It grows from a creeping rootstock, sending up individual fronds that more or less clump.

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Similar species: Polypodiales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling