Spring Growth!

The green fronds are from last year and will soon be replaced by the ones. I, myself, would think these are too late to be called “fiddleheads” but maybe not.

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Christine Young

Lion

Wow, they are so scaly! Posted 5 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, it is quite interesting that they turn into those graceful fronds. Posted 5 years ago

The Western Sword Fern

''Polystichum munitum'' is an evergreen fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns. It occurs along the Pacific coast from southeastern Alaska to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with isolated populations in interior northern British Columbia, the Black Hills in South Dakota, and on Guadalupe Island off Baja California.

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Similar species: Polypodiales

Species identified by gary fast