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Dryopteris fragrans

Fragrant Cliff Fern, Fragrant Cliff Wood Fern
Other regional names: Fragrant Fern +3 more
  • Fragrant Fern
  • Fragrant Shield Fern
  • Fragrant Wood Fern
  • Fragrant Woodfern
Also known as: Dryopteris aquilonaris Maxon +16 more
  • Dryopteris aquilonaris Maxon
  • Dryopteris fragrans f. aquilonaris (Maxon) M.Broun
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. fragrans
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. hookeriana (Fernald) A.Prince ex Weath.
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula (Kom.) Kom.
  • Filix aquilonaris (L.) Farw.
  • Filix fragrans (L.) Farw.
  • Filix-mas fragrans (L.) Farw.
  • Filix-mas fragrans var. hookeriana (Fernald) Farw.
  • Lastrea fragrans (L.) C.Presl
  • Nephrodium fragrans (L.) Desv.
  • Nephrodium fragrans (L.) Richards.
  • Nephrodium fragrans f. aquilonare (Maxon) Clute
  • Nephrodium fragrans var. aquilonare (Maxon) Gilbert
  • Nephrodium fragrans var. remotiusculum Kom.
  • Polystichum fragrans (L.) Ledeb.
  • Polystichum fragrans (L.) Roth
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or lithophyte.

Dryopteris fragrans (commonly known as Fragrant Cliff Fern or Fragrant Cliff Wood Fern) is a lithophytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Dryopteris genus, encompassing over 400 species globally.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Tuva, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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