Lexic.us

Definition of California fern

1. Noun. Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous.

Lexicographical Neighbors of California Fern

Literary usage of California fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1908)
"Parish, SB Tlie fern flora of California. Fern Bull., Binghamton, NY, 12, 1904, (1-15). • Additions to the California fern flora. Ie (32-83;. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"House, "Some Rare Ferns of Central New Jersey"; Parish, "Additions to the California Fern Flora"; Clute, ..."

3. With the Flowers and Trees in California by Charles Francis Saunders (1914)
"... bracken is rivaled by only one other California fern, the noble Woodwardia radi- catis, which in situations to its liking, as in the depths of moist, ..."

4. The Linnean Fern Bulletin by Linnaean Fern Chapter, Willard Nelson Clute (1893)
"Those who live in the northern states should remember, when ordering, that the California fern season is much earlier than their's. ..."

5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1873)
"... an exquisite California fern. Here, too. I met with the little grown Aspidium, fragrans, whose fronds are as sweet as if perfumed with the essence of ..."

6. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1883)
"The rhizome of this California fern, which has ноте local reputation as a ..."

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