Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Dryopteris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Dryopteris campyloptera
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dryopteris campyloptera
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 011-04-004:
Dryopteris campyloptera
FAMILY
Aspidiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Wood-fern
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_dcampyloptera_0319
June
A broadly triangular frond silhouette, much wider than similar Dryopteris, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_dcampyloptera_0421
June
Blade widely ovate, about 2/3 as broad as rachis length, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_dcampyloptera_0861
June
Sori are prominent, halfway between midvein and margin, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcampyloptera_mm1
June Yancey County NC
Mount Mitchell
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcampyloptera_mm3
June Yancey County NC
Mount Mitchell
A fertile allotetraploid derived from hybridization of D. intermedia & expansa, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0407v_25
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Basal pinnae's lower innermost pinnule 3-5x as long as upper, & also offset, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcampyloptera_gf1
Month Unknown Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain