close up of leaf of curled italian parsley

Golden-Scaled Male Fern

Dryopteris affinis

Dryopteridaceae

Growth Habit

Fern

Description

Fronds reach 2'-3' in height, rising from an erect crown; stipe and rachis shaggy with golden-brown scales; blade lance shaped, pinnate-pinnatifid and leathery with a lustrous surface.

Source of plant

Forestfarm Nursery

USDA Hardiness Zone

5