Random Garden Pics: A Unique Fern

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I bought a 2-root pack of Cinnamon Fern many years ago, but apparently one of the roots was not Cinnamon Fern, but...this instead. There are zillions of types of fern and this seems to have a fern-like structure. Regardless, it comes up faithfully every year and I like it.
I might be Holly Fern. Some of the older leaf stems at the back look similar to photos of Holly Fern.


 

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