Puffed

Spores released, a puffball waits for winter.

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Interrupted Fern

Spore-bearing pinnae on the lower fronds give the name.

Dryad’s Saddle

With a ghostly spore shadow beneath.

Strobilus

Spawn of an ancient time.

Promontory

Fern moss raises its standards atop a fallen black birch in mid-winter.