JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> This photo gives a closeup of the sori, clusters of spore-producing sporangia. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60068/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html" title="Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/60068_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=1X%2BNoQkyGnHQk1JbYs4BSgxfcqM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60069/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60070/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html Geotagged,Polystichum acrostichoides,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60069/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html" title="Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/60069_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1645660810&Signature=PB%2FWUv0O58txNkhqFxn3XjvaDio%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60068/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60070/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html Geotagged,Polystichum acrostichoides,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Polystichum acrostichoides,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)

Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.

This photo gives a closeup of the sori, clusters of spore-producing sporangia.

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60069/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60070/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html Geotagged,Polystichum acrostichoides,Spring,United States

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) Growing in a moist, shaded valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60068/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60070/christmas_fern_polystichum_acrostichoides.html Geotagged,Polystichum acrostichoides,Spring,United States

    comments (1)

  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Wow!! I found some Christmas Fern fiddleheads recently - they were so delightfully covered in silver scales :) Posted 3 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Christmas fern

''Polystichum acrostichoides'', commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, Canada west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas.

Info 14 0
Similar species: Polypodiales
Species identified by Lisa Kimmerling
View Lisa Kimmerling's profile

By Lisa Kimmerling

All rights reserved
Uploaded May 16, 2018. Captured May 10, 2018 01:30 in 169 Hopewell Church Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 31,353 8,031 8
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections