Name: GYMNOCARPIUM spp.

Toxicity: not known

Common Name: Oak Fern

Continent: North Temperate Zone

Habitat: damp woods

Applicable Plant Component: herb

Anecdotal: Gymnocarpium when found in the wild is a water sign. Like Viscum album (mistletoe) it is considered particularly sacred when found growing with Quercus (oak), making it companion magic to it. The spirit within Gymnocarpium is invoked to address spiritual pain that has resulted in a melancholic lack of energy in life. It reconciles issues of impaired expression.