High Weald AONB

Hay-scented Buckler-fern

hay_scented_buckler_fernThe hay-scented buckler–fern, Dryopteris aemula is easy to spot at this time of year. Only found in moist, shady places such as woodland gills, it gets its name from the smell which the leaves give off when crushed.

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