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Dryopteris fragrans

(L.) Schott

Fragrant Cliff Woodfern

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131515

Element CodePPDRY0A0C0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumFilicinophyta

ClassFilicopsida

OrderFilicales

FamilyDryopteridaceae

GenusDryopteris

Synonyms

Thelypteris fragrans(Linnaeus) Nieuwland

Other Common Names

Dryoptère odorante (FR) Fragrant Woodfern (EN) fragrant woodfern (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1999) accepts two varieties: var. fragrans and var. remotiuscula. FNA (vol. 2, 1993) does not accept these as distinct, nor does ITIS (as of Nov. 2024).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-02-08

Change Date1984-04-24

Range Extent200,000 to >2,500,000 square km (about 80,000 to >1,000,000 square miles)

Range Extent Comments

A circumboreal fern. In North America, it ranges south to New York, Ontario, northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Alberta	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S3	Yes
Maine	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	S2	Yes
Vermont	S2	Yes
Michigan	S3	Yes
New York	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Wood Lake	Superior National Forest	596

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kilkenny	White Mountain National Forest	28,766
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2024. Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Biological Names. Online. Available: http://www.itis.gov.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.