Oreopteris limbosperma Lemon-scented Fern

Lemon-scented Fern is an upland species in Britain associated with moist peaty substrates in moorland and heathland, particularly near ditches and streams. It is an attractive species with bright, pale green fronds which tend to be relatively soft in texture. The manner in which its fronds gradually become narrower towards the base, as the pinnae become shorter, provides a reliable field identification feature. It has a predominantly western and northern distribition in Britain and it is widely distributed throughout Wales. It is a widespread upland species in West Glamorgan, particularlly in the South Wales Coalfield where it is particularly frequent in the upland areas of Neath Port Talbot in moorland areas and roadside banks that fringe the conifer plantations of the Neath and Afan valleys.

Native