Bay Area Hiker: Ferns
Ferns
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Sword fern
Sword fern (Polystichum munitum), autumn, Bald Knob Trail, Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Wood Fern
Wood Fern (Dryopteris expansa), Huckleberry Path, Huckleberry
Botanic Regional Preserve

Five finger fern
Fivefinger fern (Adiantum aleuticum), summer, Bear Valley Trail, Point Reyes
Coffe fern
Coffee fern
(Pellaea andromedifolia), winter, Middle Trail, Mount Diablo State Park

Giant Chain Fern
Giant Chain Fern
(Woodwardia
fimbriata
), spring, South Fork Trail,
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

Maidenhair fern
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii), winter, Yolanda Trail, Mount Tamalpais