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Originally Posted by Richard
No problem. Many ferns are native to the subtropical and near-artic rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. In particular, from the Olympic Peninsula of WA through the Alaska panhandle. Both the Univ. of Washington and the Univ. of Alaska have extensive biological research and preservation programs in flora of the northwest.
Also, there are also some ferns that are native to Australasia that are cold-hardy because geologically that region has been moving north for ages. Check out the the collection and archives at CANBR. |
FYI, there are currently 76 - give or take - different ferns that grow within the province of British Columbia, Canada in the Pacific Northwest. It is estimated that only 5 or 6 of these were introduced.
.....some of these ferns (such as the sword fern) are found growing in the interior of the province in zone 2.....