Fronds:
Tight mass of upright fronds;
delicate, yellow-green, pinnate pinnatified blade; tapers gradually
at both ends; each pinna is deeply pinnatified having 12 to 32 blunt
segments; fertile fronds are larger, narrower, and more upright;
stipe is light green, smooth or slightly hairy above; sori are borne
close to the margin; fronds turn yellow to straw color in fall
Comments:
Long creeping
rhizome; easy to grow; can become aggressive; requires moist, humus
rich soil in sun or shade; often found in drier areas of swamps
