Dryopteris goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) A. Gray
Goldie’s wood fern
Goldie’s wood fern is native to North America.
Identification: This fern has large, arching, bright green fronds, 1–4′ long ⨉ 6–16″ wide (35–119 ⨉ 15–40 cm)—the largest are 5′ (1.6 m) tall. 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 of each leaflet.
Habitats: Moist rich woods, ravines, seeps, or at the edges of swamps and in areas with full or partial shade.
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Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A. Gray， orth. var.
6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) 
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts 
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Dryopteridaceae | Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns) |
| Genus | Dryopteris | From Greek dryas, “oak,” and pteris, “fern,” in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks |
| Species | goldieana | For John Goldie, its discoverer |
Dryopteris goldieana description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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