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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Fern
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , HI , ID , IL , ME , MI , MT , NH , NM , NV , NY , OK , OR , RI , SD , TX , UT , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON
Native Distribution: Circumboreal, s. in America to VT, MI & irregularly through the Rockies & w. mts. (including one disjunct station in s. CA)
Native Habitat: Damp, cold ravines; rocky woods
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N), GL(N), SPM(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Moist, rocky soils.
Conditions Comments: Not Available

Propagation

Description: Divide or propagate by spores.
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Delaware Nature Society - Hockessin, DE

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Dryopteris filix-mas in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dryopteris filix-mas in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dryopteris filix-mas