I saw this grove of lovely maidenhair fern near South Falls, at Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. The 7.2-mile Trail of Ten Falls wanders through forested lands where you get great views of the waterfalls. You’ll also see many types of fern.
The genus name of maidenhairs is Adiantum. It comes from the Greek word for “unwetted” since this plant sheds water without getting wet.
Here’s a picture I took of some growing near Upper North Falls in the park. On this image, I increased the contrast, giving it an almost black background.
This fern, with its delicate, arching fronds growing in fanlike arrangements, is one of my favorites. I experimented with developing pictures of it in black and white when I first became interested in photography. Here’s a picture from my archives.
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So glad you found my Nature Photo Challenge Siobhan, I can see you have a lot of great photos and stories to share. Thanks for these photos of the Maidenhair Fern.
Thank you, Denzel! It looks like your challenge is right up my alley. 🙂
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Beautiful Siobhan! I love ferns.
Thanks, Anne! Me too.
Great captures of the ferns. I know I have told you before, Silver Falls in one of my favorite hikes. It is so fun to walk beneath waterfalls
Thanks! Yeah, it was so cool walking behind waterfalls there. Loved it. 😁