Ctenitis squamigera is a short-lived perennial in the Dryopteridaceae (wood fern) family. It has a rhizome (horizontal stem) 5 to 10 mm (0.2 to 0.4 in) thick, creeping above the ground and densely covered with scales similar to those on the lower part of the leafstalk. The leafstalks are 20 to 60...