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PLANTS

Sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Sensitive fern, photo 1 of 5
Sensitive fern, photo 2 of 5
Sensitive fern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 7,208 observations of Sensitive fern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May, July and August and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie1,948
  2. Montérégie1,016
  3. Outaouais717
  4. Laurentides614
  5. Capitale-Nationale550
  6. Montréal377
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches366
  8. Lanaudière337
  9. Centre-du-Québec305
  10. Mauricie221
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue208
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean169
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent129
  14. Côte-Nord113
  15. Laval69
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine53
  17. Nord-du-Québec16

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Broad beech fernPhegopteris hexagonoptera
American Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana
DEADLY
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Long beech fernPhegopteris connectilis
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
False indigoAmorpha fruticosa
Dissected grapefernSceptridium dissectum