Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium


  Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray image
Photographer: Tim Kessenich           

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Emmet J. Judziewicz
Hugh H. Iltis
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll

Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll

Paul Drobot
Tim Kessenich
Family Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray
giant wood fern, Goldie's fern, Goldie's wood fern
Dryopteris: from 2 Greek words drys, "oak," and pteris, "fern," possibly referring to the plant's habitat
goldiana: for John Goldie (1793-1886), its discoverer
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial fern
Habitat: rich deciduous woods
(Glossary)

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Synonyms 
Aspidium goldianum Hook. ex Goldie
Thelypteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) Nieuwl.
         
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