Onoclea sensibilis; sensitive fern [Dryopteridaceae]  Large triangular sterile fronds lobed at the tips and often divided into pinnules at the base.  Has separate fertile fronds with sporangia enclosed in bead-like modified pinnae.  Found on wet sites from open to shady.  Very susceptible to frost, and quick to wilt if picked.  [011]

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