Kebnat
PLANTS

hay-scented fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Plants
NativePerennial
hay-scented fern, photo 1 of 5
hay-scented fern, photo 2 of 5
hay-scented fern, photo 3 of 5

Grows on the coast.

There are 493 observations of hay-scented fern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie240
  2. Capitale-Nationale63
  3. Laurentides49
  4. Montérégie42
  5. Outaouais42
  6. Lanaudière17
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  8. Mauricie13
  9. Centre-du-Québec10
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  11. Laval1
  12. Montréal1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ShorelineGilles Douaire

Similar species

New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
Bulb bladderfernCystopteris bulbifera
Blunt-lobed cliff fernWoodsia obtusa
WoodfernDryopteris marginalis
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Silver false spleenwortDeparia acrostichoides