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George Washington Memorial ParkwayAerial view of the George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Ferns
 
Picture of Ostrich-fern

- Photo by Brent Steury

The Ostrich-fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), a state rare species, is protected along with 26 other species of fern found at GWMP.

The woods, marshes and swamps of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) provide habitat for 28 extant species of ferns and seven other vascular crytograms such as horsetails, quillworts and lycopoid clubmosses. Six additional species of ferns historically documented from GWMP are now belived to be extripated along with the spikemoss, Selaginella rupestris.
Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River  

Did You Know?
Memorial Bridge symbolically reunites the North and the South, which divided during the Civil War. Several monuments and memorials are located on the Virginia side.

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Last Updated: August 23, 2006 at 16:09 EST