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Coastal Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)
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Fern
Typical Height
Perennial
Native
Description
Height 1 - 3 ft.
Wood Fern
fronds
feel tough. Leaflets often have toothed, bristly tips.
Fronds are widest at the base, each making a long triangular shape.
Segments
often turn slightly, so the overall frond is not flat.
Found in well-drained woodlands, primarily along the coast.
CA native
AKA California Wood Fern, Wood Fern, Shield Fern
Wood Fern Family (Dryopteridaceae)
Fronds
are widest at the base. Leathery
segments
often twist.
Underneath the leaflets you'll find horseshoe-shaped
sori
.
This
evergreen
fern grows year round, but will drop its leaves in drought conditions.
Photo Gallery (33 ) click any picture to enlarge
Wood Fern is an under-story plant of woodlands. Each [[frond]] has a triangular shape, widest at the bottom.
The scientific name genus [i]Dryopteris[/i] comes from the Greek "[i]drys[/i]" meaning oak, and [i]"pteris"[/i] meaning fern. Indeed, this is a fern ...
Wood Fern varies its shape a fair amount but generally is twice divided - once where the [[segments]] branch out from the [[midrib]], and again where ...
The base of each [[frond]] has brown scales that peel off. The leafy parts often start a ways up the midrib, leaving the bottom bare.
[[Segments]] often twist which reminds some people of window blinds.