Common Name: Spinulose Woodfern

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Description: The arching fronds of this fern are very lacy which adds to it's beauty. The first downward-pointing subleaflet on the lowest triangular leaflets are usually longer than it's opposite. The stalks are scaly and this fern has kidney-shaped spore case clusters. It grows in marshes, swamps and damp woods.

Distribution: al,ar,ct,de,id,il,in,io,ky,me,md,ma,mi,mn,mo,mt,ne,
nh,nj,ny,nc,nd,oh,or,pa,ri,sc,sd,tn,vt,va,wa,wv,wi