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Walking Fern | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Walking Fern | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Asplenium rhyzohyllum • Rare fern that looks like it is walking across moss • Erect rhizomes 1 - 1.5 mm in diameter • Scales form a broad base • Long narrow stipes • Narrow triangular laminae •...
False Turkey Tail | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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False Turkey Tail | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Stereum ostrea • Type of mushroom (Fungi) • More delicate, stiffer than true Turkey Tail • Spatula-shaped to fan-shaped in outline • Hairy upper surface • Tough leathery texture • Main body inside of...
Toothache Grass | Carthweel Bay (S.C.)

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Toothache Grass | Carthweel Bay (S.C.)
Ctenium aromaticum • Tufted perennial • Does well in pine savannahs • Base contains old fibrous leaf bases • Fresh herbage and inflorescence, when bruised or crushed • Very aromatic like citrus •...
Sphagnum  | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Sphagnum | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Sphagnum cymbifolium • Economically important species • Pale green-gray color • Poorly developed vascular system • Lacks true roots, stems or leaves • Often used with other plants in hanging baskets...
Black Jack Oak | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 6 8

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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 8
Here we have a view of Pond Pine, Sweet Bay, Magnolias and Pepper Bush. We also get a look at the Oak Toad.
Cinnamon Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Cinnamon Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Osmunda cinnamomea • Taller fronds in clumps • Ferns have underground stems, rhizomes, which ensure regrowth after fire • Has rusty-woolly stalks • Grows in wet, low thickets • In the center of the...
Bracken Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Bracken Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Pteridium aquilinum • True terrestrial fern • Forms thickets in full sun • Grows to 3 feet tall • 3 triangular fronds originate from single place • Long subterranean rhizomes spread quickly • Abundant...