Spinulose Wood Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana
Dryopteridaceae
Growth habit
Fern
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, N. America, Europe, and Asia
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, McDaniel Meadow, Woods, and Swamp, McLean Bogs, Eames Bog, Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp, Tarr-Young Preserve
Source of plant
Sunny Border Nurseries
Description
Narrow, erect fronds form dense, erect clusters to 1 m in height. Petioles about as long as the bipinnate blade, light green to straw yellow, covered with light brown scales; the basal 1 or 2 pairs of pinnae are distinctly segregated.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Status
L4|S5|G5