Onoclea sensibilis L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Onocleaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Onoclea sensibilis L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Sterile lvs to 1 m, the blade 18–40 × 15–35 cm, with a broadly winged rachis except near the base, the segments 8–12 pairs, opposite, 1.5–5 cm wide, with scattered white hairs on the midrib and veins beneath, glabrous above; fertile lvs smaller, the blade to 17 cm, the globular pinnules 3–4 mm wide; 2n=74. Swamps, open woods, and meadows in neutral to slightly acid soil; Nf. and Lab. to Fla., w. to Minn., Ark., Tex., and irregularly to Colo.; e. Asia.