{"id":72570,"date":"2020-09-11T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/?page_id=72570"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:12:20","slug":"cinnamon-fern","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/flora-fauna-found-in-lowell\/cinnamon-fern\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon Fern"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Have you ever been greeted by ferns?\u00a0 <\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>If you visit our West Meadow property in Lowell, you will be welcomed by hundreds of Cinnamon Ferns as you descend the stairs and walk down the path.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a beautiful sight throughout the seasons: \u00a0fuzzy fiddleheads in spring, followed by a tall vase of green fronds surrounding brown spikes reminiscent of cinnamon sticks.\u00a0 In fall, the whole plant turns a golden or rusty brown adding to the artistry of an autumnal landscape.<\/h4>\n<h4>The beauty of ferns can be overlooked, despite being so plentiful in our area&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Form:<\/strong> \u00a0Composed of fertile and infertile fronds, <em>Osmunda cinnamomea<\/em> can grow 3-6 ft. tall.\u00a0 The fertile fronds start out as silvery, fuzzy fiddleheads, which eventually\u00a0become erect cinnamon brown spikes dotted with fruit.\u00a0 The sterile green fronds surround the fertile &#8220;cinnamon&#8221; fronds, arching outwards in a vase shape. The leaf stalk is also covered with cinnamon-colored hairs. This non-flowering, clump-forming plant rises up from a rhizome, or rootstock, and reproduces by spores May-June.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>\u00a0These perennial, deciduous plants are typically found in moist, partly shaded areas, in rich, acidic soil such as those surrounding the vernal pools at West Meadow.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Wildlife Value:<\/strong> \u00a0Birds, including hummingbirds, love the fiddlehead fuzz to use as nesting material.\u00a0 The fronds may also be used as nesting material by rodents or larger animals.\u00a0 The structure of Cinnamon Fern offers protection for ground-feeding birds, frogs, and turtles, especially when there are large stands of ferns.\u00a0 Deer, rabbits, and grouse may occasionally browse the fronds, but it&#8217;s not a preferred plant for these animals!<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> The fiddleheads of Cinnamon Fern should not be eaten as they are carcinogenic! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org\/pages\/plants\/cinnamonfern.html\">source<\/a>)<\/h4>\n<h4>There&#8217;s an abundance of ferns at <a href=\"https:\/\/lowelllandtrust.org\/explore-the-properties\/conservation-land\/west-meadow\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">West Meadow<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and several other properties maintained by LP&amp;CT.<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Where have you seen Cinnamon Ferns around Lowell?\u00a0 Let us know!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>(Originally featured as <span style=\"color: #008080;\">September 2020<\/span> Flora &amp; Fauna Fridays.)<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been greeted by ferns?\u00a0 If you visit our West Meadow property in Lowell, you will be welcomed by hundreds of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72572,"parent":71917,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-gallery.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72570","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cinnamon Fern - Lowell Parks &amp; 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