Sword Fern - polystichum munitum

Appearance

• Leaves have upward-pointing, course-toothed edges.
• It has no flowers.
• leaves that are 50 to 150 cm long.
• Its seeds are called spores.

Habitat

• It grows everywhere in the lowland conifer forests.

Growth Habit

• This plant is a perennial.
• When this plant comes up in the spring it looks like a fiddle neck.

Natural History

• The spores can cure nettle stings.
• Native Americans usedfern frondsfor beds.
• Florists use many fern fronds.