Ferns
The Killarney fern is one of Northern Ireland's rarest plants, known only from a unique cave site in County Antrim, discovered in 1952. It is protected by law.
In the mid-nineteenth century many Irish botanists developed ‘Fern-Fever’ a term for a fern collecting craze. They are less popular today and much remains to be learned. The fern herbarium is a rich resource.
The Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum, Co. Antrim, photographed in 2006.
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