Piedmont / Central Appalachian Rich Floodplain Forest – CEGL004073
Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica) is a state-rare fern that is nevertheless locally common in rich floodplain forests of the Potomac Gorge in Fairfax County. This stand occurs on private land near the mouth of Bullneck Run. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming