ede 
Dryopteris thelypteris (L.) Gray var. pubescens 
(Lawson) nakai 
(Thelypteris palustris Schott. 
var. pubescens (Lawson) Fern. ) Marsh Fern 
Java Farm. Infrequent. Principal station in Typha latifolia 
salt marsh at upstream end of tidal portion of Muddy Creek. Hectare 
3403. Also in ravines on east-facing slope between Fox Point Road and 
Fox Creek estuary. Hectares 3543, 3544, Canopy of Pinus virginiana. 
Higman 286, 524, 
D. noveboracensis (L.) Gray 
(I. noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl) New York Fern 
Java Farm. One station: source of Fox Creek drainage at north 
boundary, west of new entrance gate. Hectare 2573, Canopy of young 
Ulmus americana, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Juglans nigra. 
Higman 317. 
D. dilatata (Hoffmann) Gray 
(D. spinulosa (0. F. Muell) Watt, var.) Florist's Fern 
Java Farm. One station: near western apex of triangular area 
west of old Muddy Creek Road. Hectare 2470. Level ground adjacent 
marsh; canopy of mature Fagus grandifolia. A rare species in this 
region. Higman 251. 
D. cristata (L.) Gray Crested Woodfern 
Java Farm. One station: bottom of Muddy Creek valley. Canopy 
of mature Fraxinus americana, Platanus occidentalis. Higman 74. 
Onoclea 
Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern 
Java Farm. Two stations: bank of Muddy Creek upstream from 
culvert of old entrance road. Canopy of Platanus occidentalis, 
Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana. Also found along deep, narrow 
ditch of Fox Creek drainage. Higman 182, 325. 
Polystichum 
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott. Christmas Fern 
Java Farm. Infrequent to moderately abundant on shaded slopes. 
Found along trail at north border between Muddy Creek and old entrance 
gate, in forest overlooking Rhode River and north side of Fox Creek 
salt marsh, and on east-facing slope west of main buildings. Grows 
under a variety of hardwood canopies. Higman 160, 161, 237, 376, 497. 
