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
>
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