• Plant: Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
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  • Info: Seed pods or heads / 2022-04-18 / my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains) / License: All rights reserved
  • Caption: twisted "seed head" which is the fertile frond of the plant, giving it the common name of "bead fern"
Photo of Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) uploaded by LoriMT

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Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2020-08-20
SENSITIVE FERN
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2020-08-20
SENSITIVE FERN
Location: Hiking Trail In Fairfax :-)
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-05-05
brown dry fertile fronds beadlike enclosing sori
Location: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Date: 2012-06-20
planted at house foundation
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 3-2020
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2005-08-31
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis). Wild plants in natural habit
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-05-10
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-04-26
Young fronds are a beautiful light spring green..
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-26
 5:09 pm. The leaves contrast nicely with the Hostas.
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2017-06-22
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 3-27-2020
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 3-2020
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 4-20-2019
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-05-12
colony in front yard
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 3-2020
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2005-08-31
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis). Wild plant in natural habita
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-18
slowly spreads
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Location: Nebraska Sandhills
Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2011-10-06
Immature fruiting structure
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-15
 5:43 pm. By August, the leaves have a matte finish to them.
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-01-28
Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-30
group in landscape border
Location: Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-14
in marsh around gazebo in full sun
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 3-2020
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2016-03-27
Overwintered fertile fronds
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2016-03-27
Emerging spring growth
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-17
unfolding frond..
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-06-01
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2010-07-08
Sterile fronds
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-05-10
 6:08 pm.Young fresh leaves are shiny.

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-27
Beautiful bronze colour on the young spring foliage!
Location: Tennessee
courtesy Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-17
nearly unfolded..
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-04-29

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana - Zone 5 
Date: 2011-10-06
Fertile frond - fruiting structure - unopened

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-07-24

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