Hayscented ferns (Dennstadia punctilobula) and wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) growing among lichen-covere trees in Shenandoah National Park, Virgi

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Hayscented ferns (Dennstadia punctilobula) and wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) growing among lichen-covere trees in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Broad stands of this fern can indicate overbrowsing by deer, which shun the ferns in favor of other plants.

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