Plants in genus comptonia
Plants in genus comptonia
Comptonia peregrina
Comptonia peregrina, commonly known as sweet fern, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It features fern-like, fragrant green leaves and grows up to 5 feet tall. This plant thrives in dry, sandy soils, often found in pine stands, and is a non-legume nitrogen fixer. It serves as a food plant for certain moth and butterfly larvae and produces edible nutlets. Its ability to spread by short stolons makes it a useful ground cover.