Fertile and sterile fronds of the royal fern (Osmunda regalis) can sometimes be found in wet soils in early summer on the GMNF

The botany program on the Green Mountain National Forest consists of four programs:

• Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants (TES)
• Native plants 
• Celebrating Wildflowers
• Non-native Invasive Species (NNIS)

General botanical information can be found at several websites:

NatureServe Explorer: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/
USDA NRCS Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov/
Wayne’s Word® Online Botany: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/bot115.htm