**Description:** A fleshy woodland fern with a single large sterile frond and a separate, upright fertile spike.
**Size:** Grows 6 to 20 inches tall.
**Identification:** Look for the single leaf branching horizontally and the separate "rattle" stalk rising above it.
**Habits:** Folklore associates this fern with Timber Rattlesnakes due to shared habitat. Its presence indicates high-quality forest soil.
**Habitat:** Rich, moist deciduous woods alongside Ginseng.