Dryopteris goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) A. Gray

Goldie’s wood fern

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Goldie's wood fern is native to North America.

Identification: This fern has large, arching, bright green fronds, 14-47" (35-119 cm) long, 6-16" (15-40 cm) wide. Each blade is roughly oval in shape, tapering quickly to a sharp, often pale green tip. Stems have long, pointed, dark brown to black scales, a distinguishing feature. The sori (dot-like reproductive structures on the leaf undersides) are spaced evenly and near the midvein.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

The Hardy Fern Library

Maine.gov’s Department of Conservation Maine Natural Areas Program

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

References:

Cobb, Boughton, Farnsworth, Elizabeth & Lowe, Cheryl, Peterson Field Guides: Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005, p. 142

6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)

Dryopteris goldieana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 May 2023.

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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 36 × 31" (91 × 78 cm)

7/29/2023 · By Jacquelyn Boyt

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)

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