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Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray

Marginal wood fern

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyDryopteridaceaeWood ferns (about 70% of the ferns)
GenusDryopterisFrom Greek dryas, “oak,” and pteris, “fern,” in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks
Speciesmarginalis

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Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

10/16/2016 · Monument Mountain, Great Barrington, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

8/23/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

 

Dryopteris marginalis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 13 Oct 2021.

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Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

8/23/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/13/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

10/16/2016 · Monument Mountain, Great Barrington, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/13/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern)

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

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