Dryopteris fragrans: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

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Family Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
fragrant fern, fragrant wood fern
Dryopteris: from 2 Greek words drys, "oak," and pteris, "fern," possibly referring to the plant's habitat
fragrans: fragrant

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Status:	Special Concern
Plant:	perennial fern
Leaf:	Old fronds persist and curl hanging in masses below the plant
Habitat:	cliffs and rocks
(Glossary)

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Synonyms

Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott var. remotiuscula Kom.
Polypodium fragrans L.
Thelypteris fragrans (L.) Nieuwl.
Thelypteris fragrans (L.) Nieuwl. var. hookeriana Fernald

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