Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Characteristics
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman
oak fern
Cool hardwood, coniferous, and mixed hardwood-coniferous forests. Also hummocks in swamps and edges of streams. More common in the northern and cooler parts of New York.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native UPL, FAC (NWPL) UPL (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S4S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Ferns
Polypodiales
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman - oak fern
Citation
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman
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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: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Chenango Co., NY: 15 May 2013 - 9
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Chenango Co., NY: 15 May 2013 - 9
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Chenango Co., NY: 27 May 2013 - 9
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