A couple of rainstorms at the end of summer and the beginning of fall are sprouting vibrant green licorice ferns. The fern grows from a rhizome which seems to prefer the protective shelter under a blanket of moss. If you start down the Pond Lily Trail and loop around through the wetlands, you will see this fern sprouting on the mossy tree trunks of the Oregon Ash and Big Leaf Maple. On one fallen tree, there is a lush forest of ferns sprouting forth.
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