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.