Characteristics
Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray
crested wood fern
Swamps, opening in swamps, and shrub swamps. Mostly in fairly closed canopy situations to sometimes completely open sites although, generally occurring in habitat with at least some canopy cover.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACW, OBL (NWPL)
FACW (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray
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Species Distribution Map
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