Family: Dryopteridaceae
Cathcart's cliff fern, Oregon cliff fern, Oregon woodsia, western cliff fern
Etymology: Woodsia: for Joseph Woods, English botanist
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: rocks
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: rocks
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Rock outcrops, ledges, crevices, and talus slopes, on both siliceous and calcareous rocks.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10 WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information