Dryopteris cristata

Crested Wood Fern, Crested Fern

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Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - September

Crested Wood Fern's basal pinnae are blunt and triangular, and its upper pinnae are nearly opposite one another. It has narrow, erect fertile fronds.




2 June 2024
Riverbend Regional Park, Great Falls, VA
2 June 2024
Riverbend Regional Park, Great Falls, VA
   




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