Family: Thelypteridaceae
Narrow beech fern, northern beech fern
[Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C.Chr., more...]
Stephen L. Solheim
Kitty Kohout
Mary Ann Feist
Etymology: Phegopteris: from phegos for "oak" or "beech," and pteris for "fern"
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: rich woods, sandstone bluffs
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: rich woods, sandstone bluffs
Conservation Status: Native
Common in shade in northern forests under hemlock, balsam fir, white cedar, yellow birch, etc. usually on acidic wet soils, less often on banks and in rock crevices. This species is an apogamous triploid of unknown origin, sometimes hybridizing with P. hexagonoptera, producing an apogamous tetraploid that has the lowest pinnae wider in the middle than P. connectilis but not as wide as typical P. hexagonoptera.
- rhizomotous fern of moist woods and rocky places
- blade triangular
- lowest pinnae pair drooping down
- rachis not winged below lowest two pinnae pairs
- rachis with both hairs and scales
- pinnae hairy
- indusia absent
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information
Kitty Kohout
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Mary Ann Feist
Kurt Stüber
