Onoclea sensibilis
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Onoclea sensibilis, commonly known as the sensitive fern, is a North American fern species. Its leaves are notably susceptible to early frosts, and when plucked, they tend to fold together. The genus Onoclea includes ferns with broad, divided fronds, or segments that roll into berry-like structures enclosing the sori. This plant is distinct from the walking fern, which sprouts new plantlets where its leaf tips touch the ground.123
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