Eastern hayscented fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

''Dennstaedtia punctilobula'', the eastern hayscented fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of fern native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama; it is most abundant in the east of its range, with only scattered populations in the west.
Eastern Hayscented Fern These fronds were just starting to leaf out and were growing all throughout a mixed forest. The abundance of this fern growing in a forest will restrict the potential for tree seedlings to grow. The common name "hayscented fern" comes from the fact that crushing it produces the aroma of fresh hay. Dennstaedtia punctilobula,Geotagged,Spring,United States,eastern hayscented fern,fern,hay-scented fern,hayscented fern

Appearance

It is a deciduous fern with fronds growing to 40–100 cm tall and 10–30 cm broad; the fronds are bipinnate, with pinnatifid pinnules about three times as long as broad. It occurs in damp or dry acidic soils in woods or open woods, from sea level up to 1,200 m altitude.
Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) Growing near a seasonal stream on a woodland trail. Dennstaedtia punctilobula,Eastern hayscented fern,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Naming

''Dennstaedtia punctilobula'' can exhibit varying degrees of phototropism. The common name "Hay-scented Fern" comes from the fact that crushing it produces an aroma of fresh hay.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionPolypodiophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyDennstaedtiaceae
GenusDennstaedtia
SpeciesD. punctilobula
Photographed in
United States of America