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New York fern, Tapering fern
This average-sized fern (0.35 m) forms small clumps of one to four leaves, or fronds, in colonies. The frond, which is not very deeply cut, is much broader in the centre and tapers at both ends.
Plant formFernFamilyThelypteridaceae -
Night jessamine, queen of the night
This shrub grows up to 5 m tall. Its alternate, persistent leaves are 8 to 15 cm long. It has small tubular greenish or creamy white flowers. The fruit is a white berry.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilySolanaceae -
Northern beech fern
This small to medium-sized fern (0.2 to 0.4 m) forms dense colonies. Its clear green leaves, or fronds, are arched, entire, fragile, slender and soft.
Plant formFernFamilyThelypteridaceae -
Northern clintonia, bluebead lily
This perennial plant has an underground stem, or rhizome. It has 2 to 5 leaves, growing from the base of the plant and measuring 13 to 20 cm in length.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyLiliaceae -
Northern lady fern, common lady fern
This average-sized fern (0.5 m) forms crowns in sparse colonies. Its lace-like leaves, or fronds, are deeply cut.
Plant formFernFamilyDryopteridaceae -
Northern wild raisin, witherod, swamphaw
This 1 to 4 m tall shrub has upright branches. Its thick, opposite leaves are oval, acuminate and finely toothed. The small flowers are clustered in a flowerhead with a noticeable stalk.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilyAdoxaceae -
Ostrich-fern, bird's nest, fiddle-heads
This large fern (1.5 to 2 m) bears both sterile (green) and fertile (brown) leaves, or fronds. Its sterile fronds are unbranched, arched and elongated. Their truncated apex ends in a small point.
Plant formFernFamilyDryopteridaceae -
Oysterleaf, sea lungwort
This low, creeping plant grows 50 cm long. It is smooth, fleshy and greyish-blue tinged with purplish-red.
Plant formHerbaceous shoreline plantFamilyBoraginaceae -
Pacaya palm, Tepejilote
This sturdy palm grows 2 to 7 m tall. It generally has a single trunk, 2 to 8 cm in diameter, but may sometimes develop several trunks. Buttress roots sometimes grow at the base of the stems.
Plant formPalmFamilyArecaceae -
Painted trillium
This 20 to 45 cm tall plant has a spindly stem. Its leaves resemble those of large-flowered trillium, but have a shorter stalk.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyMelanthiaceae -
Palmilla (Spanish)
This multi-stemmed palm grows up to 5 to 6 m tall. It has a dozen or so 2 m long palm leaves, divided into 16 to 20 lanceolate segments of different sizes.
Plant formPalmFamilyArecaceae -
Panama-hat plant
This stemless plant forms dense clumps of foliage. The approximately 1 metre wide fan-shaped leaves are supported by a 1 to 2 metre long stem.
Plant formPalmFamilyCyclanthaceae