Other scientific names: Aspidium filix-mas, Polypodium filix-mas, Thelypteris filix-mas French names:
Dryoptère fougère male Family: Wood Fern Family (Dryopteridaceae) Similar species: • Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) • Spinulose Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana) • Intermediate Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia)
• Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
• Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
Fronds: Twice divided Height:
Up to 1 m (3 ft) Sori:
Sori in two rows, start out black, mature to green/orange. Habitat:
Woods, almost always on dolostone. Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Rare in Ontario except on the Bruce Peninsula, where it is fairly common.
Notes:
Easily confused with other Wood Ferns, and therefore hard to identify.
Photographs:
72 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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