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Intermediate wood fern A rhizomatous wood fern, native to moist woodland areas, ravines and rocky slopes in eastern Canada and North America. Typically grows to around 90 cm tall with upright arching fronds of 90 cm x  20 cm.  American shield fern,Botany,Dryopteridaceae,Dryopteris intermedia,Fall,Flora,Geotagged,Pennsylvania,Polypodiales,United States,evergreen wood fern,glandular wood fern,intermediate wood fern Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Intermediate wood fern

A rhizomatous wood fern, native to moist woodland areas, ravines and rocky slopes in eastern Canada and North America. Typically grows to around 90 cm tall with upright arching fronds of 90 cm x 20 cm.

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"Dryopteris intermedia", the intermediate wood fern or evergreen wood fern, is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. It is a diploid species, and is the parent of several species of hybrid origin, including "Dryopteris carthusiana".

Similar species: Polypodiales
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Mar 29, 2021. Captured Sep 29, 2015 10:53 in Great Allegheny Passage (North), West Newton, PA 15089, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO1250
  • 55mm