Plant Index
Dryopteris campyloptera
Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson
mountain wood-fern
Synonym(s): Dryopteris austriaca, Dryopteris spinulosa var. americana
Image ID: 93267
Image by: Fleming, Gary P.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: DRCA3SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dryopteris campyloptera
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: DRYOPGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Dryopteris
GENUS AUTHORITY: Adans.
GENUS COMMON: Woodfern
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 400 species, nearly cosmopolitan, but concentrated in temperate Asia. Sessa, Zimmer, & Givnish (2012) discuss the phylogeny and biogeography of Dryopteris; the clades shown in the key are from their work.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Dryopteris and Athyrium are often confused when not fertile; they can be easily distinguished by breaking off a leaf and counting vascular bundles (which will appear as thread-like strands). Dryopteris has 5 and Athyrium has 2. Many Dryopteris species will hybridize with one another to form sterile hybrids. Whenever two or more Dryopteris species are found growing together, there is a good chance that hybrids are present. Hybrids generally show intermediacy between the two parents, and have abortive sporangia or spores.
GENUS REFERENCES: Montgomery & Wagner in FNA (1993b); Sessa, Zimmer, & Givnish (2012); Montgomery & Paulton (1981); Montgomery (1982); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990); Hoshizaki & Wilson (1999).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: DRYOPTFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Dryopteridaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Ching 1965
FAMILY COMMON: Wood-fern Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 40-45 genera and 1700 species, cosmopolitan in distribution, but concentrated in temperate and montane areas. Here circumscribed (following Smith et al. 2006) to exclude Onocleaceae and Woodsiaceae.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Smith in FNA (1993b); Smith et al. (2006); Lellinger (1985); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990).
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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb, Fern
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 970 | 1985-0664 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: DRCA3USDA Common Name: Mountain Woodfern
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, CT, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, PE, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS
| Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
| Status: | UPL | UPL | FACU |
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dryopteris campylopteraCOMMON NAME: Mountain Wood-fern
SYNONYMY: [= C, K, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV; = D. spinulosa (O.F. Mueller) Watt var. americana (Fischer ex Kunze) Fernald - F; = D. austriaca (Jacquin) Woynar ex Schinz & Thellung var. austriaca - G]
PHENOLOGY: Jul-Sep.
HABITAT: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests.
COMMENTS: NL (Newfoundland) and n. QC south to extreme n. PA, and from extreme s. PA south through e. WV and w. VA to e. TN and w. NC. This species is a fertile allotetraploid derived from hybridization of D. intermedia and the northern and western D. expansa (C. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy, which does not (now) reach our area. The chromosome complement is symbolized EEII.
RANGE MAP: Dryopteris campyloptera.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Dryopteridaceae Ching 1965 (Wood-fern Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 40-45 genera and 1700 species, cosmopolitan in distribution, but concentrated in temperate and montane areas. Here circumscribed (following Smith et al. 2006) to exclude Onocleaceae and Woodsiaceae.
REFERENCE: Smith in FNA (1993b); Smith et al. (2006); Lellinger (1985); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Dryopteris Adans. (Woodfern)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 400 species, nearly cosmopolitan, but concentrated in temperate Asia. Sessa, Zimmer, & Givnish (2012) discuss the phylogeny and biogeography of Dryopteris; the clades shown in the key are from their work.
REFERENCE: Montgomery & Wagner in FNA (1993b); Sessa, Zimmer, & Givnish (2012); Montgomery & Paulton (1981); Montgomery (1982); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990); Hoshizaki & Wilson (1999).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Dryopteris campyloptera in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Dryopteris campyloptera in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Dryopteris campyloptera in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Dryopteris campyloptera in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Dryopteris campyloptera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dryopteris campyloptera
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 93267 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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