Native Plant of the Week #13- Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, FACW) is  one of the more common ferns that typically occurs in and around wetlands.  It is a living fossil with geologic records dating as far back as 180 million years ago.  It grows in clumps with the cinnamon-colored, fertile fronds arising from its center.