| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4a |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring Summer Year Round |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Spike |
| Uses: | Erosion control |
| Edible Parts: | Roots Sap Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Raw |
| Resistances: | Fire Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable for hanging baskets |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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