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Native Plants for Humic Soils
 | Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair Fern, Aleutian maidenhair, western maidenhair, serpentine maidenhair Small to medium-sized delicate, deciduous fern with a fan-shaped arrangement of five to seven fingerlike branchlets each bearing many toothed leaflets. Prefers humus rich soils and well-drained, moist sites. Tolerant of serpentine soils. Height: 6-43 inches (15-110 cm). |
 | Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Tall, delicate, light-green fronds from a basal cluster. Height: Grows 3-6 feet (2 meters) tall. |
 | Blechnum spicant Deer Fern Dark green fern leaves grow in tufts from short, stout rhizomes. Height: Up to 40 inches (1 meter) tall. |
 | Maianthemum stellatum Starflowered False Solomon's Seal |
 | Tolmiea menziesii Piggy-back Plant A woodland herb whose leaves give rise to small plantlets. |
 | Trientalis latifolia Broad-leaved Starflower A small delicate herb with a single whorl of leaves topped by several small, pink, star-shaped flowers. |
 | Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry Delicately branched shrub with small red huckleberries, suitable for shady areas on decaying wood. Needs well decayed wood or bark; usually grows on old stumps and logs. Height: 4-10 feet (1.5-3 meters). |
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from the Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.