• Fiddleheads: reddish, sparsely covered in wiry hairs, appear in spring
• Fronds: compound leaves, 12 inches long, held horizontally and spiraling along the stem, each with up to 24 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets; wider than long, short stalked, fan-shaped, notched or lobed on upper edge
• Spores: along notched edge on underside of leaflet
• Fruiting season: Summer - Fall
• Height: 1-2 feet
• Habitat: rich deciduous woods