Comptonia peregrina
Sweetfern, Fern Gale
Other regional names: Sweet Fern
- Sweet Fern
Also known as: Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) Banks ex Gaertn. +15 more
- Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) Banks ex Gaertn.
- Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér.
- Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton
- Comptonia ceterach Mirb.
- Comptonia comptonia C.de Candolle
- Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald
- Comptonia peregrina var. peregrina
- Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev.
- Liquidambar asplenifolia L.
- Liquidambar aspleniifolia (L.) C.F.Ludw.
- Liquidambar peregrina L.
- Myrica aspleniifolia L.
- Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason
- Myrica comptonia C.DC.
- Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze
- Myrtus peregrina (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myricaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Indigenous to North America, Comptonia peregrina (commonly known as Sweetfern or Fern-Gale) is a shrub belonging to the Myricaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin