NameThatPlant.net: Dryopteris erythrosora

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dryopteris erythrosora FAMILY Dryopteridaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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For an exotic species, it tends to grow in "wild" places that make it appear to be a native species. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

COMMON NAME:
Autumn Fern, Japanese Red Shield-fern, Japanese Shield-fern

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dryopteris erythrosora FAMILY Dryopteridaceae

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Fern/Fern ally

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, especially in ravines and along creeks, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan, China & Korea

Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold climates)
1-pinnate-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate (or to 2-pinnate-pinnatifid in lower pinnae)

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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