The season for fiddleheads is past, and ferns are now unfolding into summer. These sword ferns (Polystichum munitum) are a fixture of the west coast woods.

Sword fern (Polystichum munitum) near the Cheakamus River, British Columbia.

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A walk along the Lynn Headwaters trail in North Vancouver resulted in the following image.

A walk through the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC garnered these images.