Fern Encyclopedia

Dryopteris fragrans (Fragrant Wood Fern)

Dryopteris fragrans, the Fragrant Wood Fern, represents one of the most specialized and distinctive fern species in northern hemisphere alpine and arctic environments. This diminutive member of the Dryopteridaceae family...

Dryopteris fragrans (Fragrant Wood Fern)

Dryopteris fragrans, the Fragrant Wood Fern, represents one of the most specialized and distinctive fern species in northern hemisphere alpine and arctic environments. This diminutive member of the Dryopteridaceae family...

Dryopteris cycadina (Shaggy Shield Fern, Black ...

Dryopteris cycadina, known as the Shaggy Shield Fern or Black Wood Fern, stands among the most architecturally distinctive hardy ferns available to temperate gardeners. Native to montane forests of East...

Dryopteris cycadina (Shaggy Shield Fern, Black ...

Dryopteris cycadina, known as the Shaggy Shield Fern or Black Wood Fern, stands among the most architecturally distinctive hardy ferns available to temperate gardeners. Native to montane forests of East...

Dryopteris expansa (Northern Buckler Fern, Spre...

Dryopteris expansa (Northern Buckler Fern, Spreading Wood Fern) is a diploid, deciduous fern with a circumpolar distribution across cool temperate and subarctic regions, distinguished from similar species by its flat,...

Dryopteris expansa (Northern Buckler Fern, Spre...

Dryopteris expansa (Northern Buckler Fern, Spreading Wood Fern) is a diploid, deciduous fern with a circumpolar distribution across cool temperate and subarctic regions, distinguished from similar species by its flat,...

Dryopteris goldieana (Goldie's Wood Fern, Giant...

Dryopteris goldieana, commonly known as Goldie's wood fern or giant wood fern, stands as North America's largest native Dryopteris species and one of the continent's most impressive ferns, rivaling only...

Dryopteris goldieana (Goldie's Wood Fern, Giant...

Dryopteris goldieana, commonly known as Goldie's wood fern or giant wood fern, stands as North America's largest native Dryopteris species and one of the continent's most impressive ferns, rivaling only...

Dryopteris dilatata (Broad Buckler Fern)

Dryopteris dilatata, the Broad Buckler Fern, is a robust deciduous to semi-evergreen woodland fern native to western and central Europe, reaching 90cm tall with finely divided tripinnate fronds spreading 120cm...

Dryopteris dilatata (Broad Buckler Fern)

Dryopteris dilatata, the Broad Buckler Fern, is a robust deciduous to semi-evergreen woodland fern native to western and central Europe, reaching 90cm tall with finely divided tripinnate fronds spreading 120cm...

Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern)

Dryopteris filix-mas, the Male Fern, is the default hardy woodland fern of the northern hemisphere: circumboreal, fully deciduous, cold-hardy to USDA zone 3, 60-130 cm tall, bipinnate with golden-scaled stipes,...

Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern)

Dryopteris filix-mas, the Male Fern, is the default hardy woodland fern of the northern hemisphere: circumboreal, fully deciduous, cold-hardy to USDA zone 3, 60-130 cm tall, bipinnate with golden-scaled stipes,...