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Plants
Evergreen leathery fronds whose leaflets each carry a small 'stocking' toe.
Field facts
HabitatWooded slopes, ravines
RangeStatewide
When to lookGreen year-round
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesEbony Spleenwort, Marginal Wood Fern
Field note: Named for staying green at Christmas, when it once decorated cabins.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Never dig ferns; they anchor slope soil against erosion.
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