Dryopteris carthusiana
Table of Contents
Common Name: Spinulose Wood Fern
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Tracheophyta |
| Class: Polypodiopsida |
| Order: Polypodiales |
| Family: Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: Dryopteris |
| Species: Dryopteris carthusiana |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
The spinulose wood fern fronds are green, 12-28" long, and divided three times. Their leaflets are toothed with up to 18 pairs. The lowest inner leaflets are longer than others.
Fronds have tan scaly stalks.
Habitat & Range
These ferns are found in moist forests throughout the US, Canada, and Europe.
Life Cycle
The sori are rounded in rows on the underside of leaflets.
Featured image by James Dake.
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