Persistent Fertile Fronds
My winter walks are often focused on lichens, winter tree ID and birdwatching (birds are so much easier to see when there are no leaves in your way!). But every now and again there’s an interesting unexpected sighting. With the exception of a few species of evergreen fern, notably Christmas fern, rock polypody and evergreen woodfern, winter is not generally a good time to locate and identify ferns. But there are a couple species that have parts that are persistent…