Josh- That could very well be---*Polystichum* is the most common fern in the area, but up too far to get a good ID.
Steve On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Josh Kelly <[email protected]>wrote: > Steve, > > Just guessing, but I'd say it's more likely that the epiphytic ferns > you were seeing are in the genus Polypodium, known locally as rock-cap > fern. It is not uncommon to see yellow birch draped with mats of rock- > cap fern at upper elevations in the Southern Appallachians. > > Josh > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> > -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
