June 3, 2010
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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Sweet Fern is a 1-4 foot shrub with many branches and a reddish-brown stem covered
with white hairs. The leaves are alternate up the stems and have scalloped edges
that make them look like fern leaves. Crushing the leaves give off a pleasant aromatic
fragerance. It grows in sandy or rocky soils near pine forest, clearings and in
woodlots.
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