Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

The graceful fronds of Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris can be seen growing in low wet open places often in the full sun. It is a large fern which grows as vase-like clumps of leaves which are shaped like ostrich feathers. The very different-looking fertile leaves grow up in the middle of a clump. They are tall and stiff turning brown as they age. [CH] {FG}