Cinnamon fern is a large, clump-forming, wetland fern or moist woods, swamps, stream and pond edges. Grows 2-3 feet tall. Preference is for part to full shade though some sun is tolerated in very wet locations. Young fronds are white and covered in down. Spore bearing fronds appear late spring into summer and look like brown cinnamon “sticks”. Zone 3-9. Commercial ecotype only.