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  1. Fern

    Fern

    I like the fact that ferns look very different before they unfurl...
  2. Frond

    Frond

    I just love the way this fern was opening up. Reminds me of the play Little Shop of Horrors!
  3. West-Indian Tree Fern

    West-Indian Tree Fern

    West Indian Tree Fern (Cyathea arborea: Cyatheaceae) One of 150 species of ferns that can be found in El Yunque National Forest. This West Indian Tree Fern grows up to 12 m (40 ft) tall with a canopy spread of 3.7-6.1 m (12-20 ft). Photographed in El Yunque National Forest, southeast of San...
  4. Fiddleheads

    Fiddleheads

    ...the furled fronds of a young fern, in this case, Bracken. http://www.tomcharlesphotography.co.uk/birdgallery
  5. Fern.

    Fern.

    Fern. November 2009.
  6. Branched Comb Fern

    Branched Comb Fern

    No longer common this is a most unusual plant, living in symbiosis with a fungus I had always thaught of it as a grass or sedge! A
  7. For HansBertil

    For HansBertil

    New life on a dead old log. Your nuthatch words inspired me to upload this non bird picture. :)
  8. Curled Fern

    Curled Fern

    Moisture collecting on the young Fern, whilst its still to unfurl itself.
  9. Autumn Ferns

    Autumn Ferns

    Autumn copper colour of the ferns
  10. Backlit Fern

    Backlit Fern

    Backlit fern in the winter sun, the last golden rays of the year
  11. Dryopteris Wallichiana

    Dryopteris Wallichiana

    First new frond of the year just unfurling.
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