Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) is named for its spore bearing fronds. North American fossils of this species date back 70 million years, making it one of Earth's oldest still extant species.

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Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) emerges through Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a trail section I call "Mosquito Alley."

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The Cinnamon #Fern is named for its resemblance of its tall, #spore-bearing #fronds that take on the appearance and texture of #Cinnamon bark.
It grows natively in the #Americas from Canada to #Florida and the Caribbean and as far south as Peru.
In Asia, it grows from Siberia to as far south as Thailand. It thrives in low-lying, marshy areas, such as the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge.
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