Genus: Dryopteris — wood fern
This fern genus has spore-bearing leaves that are similar to its vegetative leaves. Sori in most species are located along the leaf veins in the center of the blade. Plants are perennial. Hybrids are common in mixed-species populations. References: Thorne and Thorne (1989), Montgomery and Wagner (1993).
Family
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
This genus’s species in New England
- Dryopteris campyloptera
- Dryopteris carthusiana
- Dryopteris clintoniana
- Dryopteris cristata
- Dryopteris filix-mas
- Dryopteris fragrans
- Dryopteris goldiana
- Dryopteris intermedia
- Dryopteris marginalis
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key