Common Name: Marginal Woodfern
(or shield fern)

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Description: This evergreen type fern is very hardy and easily established. The grayish-green fronds are lance-shaped and do not taper towards the base but the stalks are scaly especially near the base. Leaflets are thick and curve up at the tip while the kidney-shaped spore case clusters are located at the edges. It grows in forests and on rocky slopes as well as in swamps in neutral soil. Propagate by spores or division.

Distribution: al,ar,ct,de,ga,il,in,io,ka,ky,me,md,ma,mi,mn,
ms,mo,nh,nj,ny,nc,oh,ok,pa,ri,sc,tn,vt,va,wv,wi