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Rick Ballard wrote: Thanks so much, Rick. This is a "new to me" fern. I have seen only Botrychium virginianum (Virginia Grape fern) in Shelburne County. Since these ferns are so small, I hope everyone is very careful of them when walking in the area. At this time of year I cannot decide whether to look up (at birds) or down (at plants) or ahead ( at Leps and Odes). I am reminded of one of the founders of the NS Bird Society, Charlie Allen, telling about a wonderful spring day when he took his favourite fly rod, as well as his binoculars, along a favourite river. There was a fall out of warblers in the bushes behind him, and a school of large speckled trout dimpling the pool in front of him, and Charlie said, "I didn't know whether to "swish" or "pissh" ". What a choice! Cheers, Joan > Moonwort Grapeferns , /Botrychium Lunaria/, may be seen along the > trail and among the dunes to the north of the wooden walkway at > Conrad's Beach, on the way to Lawrencetown, Halifax Country. > According to the Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, it is "more common in > folklore and fable than in person". This time of the year they are > mostly 1" to 3" tall, but stand out a bit due to the yellow color of > the spore cases. They can reach 6" in height later in the season. This > is a stable population, I have seen them there for several years. Due > to their size they are rather hard to find. > > Here is a photo of the Moonwort Grapefern > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/3645210994/> > > -- > Rick Ballard > Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada > http://www.ideaphore.com
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