Marginal Shield Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Dryopteridaceae
Other names
Evergreen Wood Fern, Leathery Wood Fern
Growth habit
Fern
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Eastern North America
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Bald Hill and Caroline Pinnacles, Coy Glen, Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve, McLean Bogs, Eames Bog, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp, Tarr-Young Preserve
Source of plant
Sunny Border Ohio, Sunny Border Nurseries
Description
Fronds 1.5'-2.5' long, erect-arching from an erect rhizomatous crown. Blades lance-shaped, bipinnate to bipinnate-pinnatifid, leathery with the sori located near the margin.
USDA Hardiness Zone
2
Status
L4|S5|G5