FERN: Claytosmunda claytoniana (Interrupted Fern)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native (also known as Osmunda claytoniana L. var. claytoniana), more common to western and northern portions of the Mid-Atlantic Region, grows in moist woods, slopes and swamp edges. The term “interrupted” in its common name refers to the distinctive gap left in the middle of the fern blade when fertile leaflets wither and fall off mid-summer.
