Dryopteris intermedia

Characteristics
Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray
evergreen wood fern, fancy wood fern, common wood fern
A wide variety of mesic forests. Clearly the most common Dryopteris in upland habitats.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU, FAC (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Ferns
Polypodiales
Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray - evergreen wood fern, fancy wood fern, common wood fern
Citation
Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 October 2020 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 3 August 2018 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 16 Apr 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 28 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Chenango Co., NY: 18 Feb 2012 - 9
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 10 Feb 2012 - 9
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