[Ferns West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Deer Fern, Hard Fern

Struthiopteris spicant

Synonyms: Blechnum spicant, Blechnum spicant ssp. nipponicum

Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant)

Frond of deer fern as seen along the trail at Saddle Mt. State Park in the northern Coast Range of Oregon.......May 21, 2009.

Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant) - Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant)

Deer ferns found along the trail from Ozette to Cape Alava, Olympic National Park........July 26, 2014.

Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant) - Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant)

Deer fern observed at left along trails at the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park south of Astoria, OR........October 27, 2017. The photo at right shows deer ferns along the Fort to Sea Trail at Lewis and Clark National HIstorical Park, January 11, 2019..
Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant) - Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant)
Deer Fern

Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant (Synonym: Blechnum spicant)
Paul Slichter