Dryopteris marginalis
Leather Wood Fern, Marginal Fern
Other regional names: Marginal Shield Fern +3 more
- Marginal Shield Fern
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Marginal Woodfern
- Woodfern
Also known as: ? churchii Gilbert +16 more
- ? churchii Gilbert
- Aspidium filix-mas var. marginale (L.) Christ
- Aspidium marginale (L.) Sw.
- Aspidium marginale f. davenportii Eastman
- Aspidium marginale var. elegans J.Rob.
- Dryopteris marginalis f. churchiae (Gilbert) Leeds
- Dryopteris marginalis f. churchii (Gilbert) Leeds
- Dryopteris marginalis f. davenportii (Eastman) A.Prince ex Weath.
- Dryopteris marginalis f. elegans (J.Rob.) F.W.Gray
- Dryopteris marginalis f. traillae (G.Lawson) Gruber
- Dryopteris marginalis f. traillii (G.Lawson) Gruber
- Dryopteris marginalis f. tripinnatifida (Clute) Weath.
- Dryopteris marginalis var. elegans (J.Rob.) Carhart
- Filix marginalis (L.) Farw.
- Filix marginalis var. bipinnatifida Farw.
- Filix-mas marginalis (L.) Farw.
- Lastrea marginalis (L.) C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Dryopteris marginalis (commonly known as Leather Wood Fern or Marginal Fern) is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Dryopteris is notably large, comprising more than 400 species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Greenland, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin