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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 13 taxa in the family Dryopteridaceae, Woodfern family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Marginal Woodfern, Marginal Shield-fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris marginalis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris marginalis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris marginalis 011-04-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Rock outcrops, boulderfield forests, other rocky forests
Common in Mountains, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Evergreen Woodfern, Fancy Fern, Intermediate Woodfern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris intermedia FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris intermedia FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris intermedia 011-04-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Cove forests, other moist, rocky forests, over a variety of substrates
Common in Mountains, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Spinulose Woodfern, Toothed Woodfern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris carthusiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris carthusiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris spinulosa 011-04-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Acidic, organic-rich bogs, swamps, less frequently in moist rocky ravines, rich forests, and sloping rock outcrops
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Woodfern
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dryopteris campyloptera FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris campyloptera FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris campyloptera 011-04-004 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Crested Woodfern, Crested Shield-fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris cristata FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris cristata FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris cristata 011-04-005 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Bogs, swamp forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Woodfern, Southern Shield-fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris ludoviciana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris ludoviciana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris ludoviciana 011-04-006 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Blackwater swamp forests, hammocks
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (uncommon in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Woodfern, Southern Shield-fern, Dixie Woodfern
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dryopteris australis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris ×australis [celsa × ludoviciana] FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Habitat: Swamps, bottomlands, mesic forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Log Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris celsa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris celsa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris celsa 011-04-007 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Swamps, seepage bogs, and calcareous floodplains, typically associated with calcareous substrates
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Goldie's Woodfern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dryopteris goldieana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris goldiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris goldiana 011-04-008 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Boulderfield forests, rich cove forests, seepage swamps, especially over calcareous sedimentary or mafic metamorphic or igneous rocks
Uncommon in Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Autumn Fern, Japanese Red Shield-fern, Japanese Shield-fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dryopteris erythrosora FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, especially in ravines and along creeks
Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere
Non-native: Japan, China & Korea
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Common Name:
Christmas Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polystichum acrostichoides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polystichum acrostichoides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polystichum acrostichoides 011-05-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests and woodlands, especially slopes, ravines, and small stream bottomlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Japanese Holly-fern, Asian Net-veined Holly Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cyrtomium falcatum FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cyrtomium falcatum FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Habitat: Ditches, disturbed swamps, moist ravines, old mortar of brick walls
Rare
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Fortune's Holly-fern, Fortune's Net-veined Holly Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cyrtomium fortunei FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cyrtomium fortunei FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Habitat: Roadside banks, rock outcrops, old mortar of brick walls
Rare
Non-native: southeast China
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