Claytosmunda claytoniana

Habitat: In a variety of mesic to dry-mesic upland forests at low to high elevations; less frequently in well-drained alluvial forests and seepage swamps; often forms extensive clones in montane oak-hickory and Northern Red Oak forests at middle to higher elevations. Common in the mountains; frequent in the Piedmont; rare and mostly restricted to calcareous forests in the Coastal Plain.