Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dryopteris intermedia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dryopteris intermedia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Dryopteris intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 011-04-002:
Dryopteris intermedia FAMILY Aspidiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Dryopteris austriaca var. intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Dryopteris spinulosa var. intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Dryopteris intermedia
COMMON NAME:
Evergreen Woodfern, Fancy Fern, Intermediate Woodfern
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JK Marlow s100207_ab
February Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Its genome forms half of that of tetraploids D. campyloptera & carthusiana, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_0046
June
Sori small, round, medial, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_0048
June
Indusia peltate, kidney-shaped with minute pinhead glands, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_0313
June
Sori small, between midvein and margin, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_0408
June
Rachis with glandular hairs, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_3540
June
Pinnae oblong, sides parallel > half the length, at right angles to rachis, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu87330
June Pickens County SC
Evergreen. Blade oval to narrowly triangular, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_1892
July
Delicate fronds rise in upright circular clusters from a central rhizome, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Emily B. Sessa ebsdintermedia_2701
September
Middle to lower pinnae nearly the same length, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm090905_065
September Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Basal pinnae lower innermost pinnules longer than upper innermost pinnules, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm090905_077
September Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Light brown scales at base of stipe, scattered above, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm090905_080
September Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dryopteris intermedia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dryopteris intermedia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dryopteris intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 011-04-002:
Dryopteris intermedia
FAMILY
Aspidiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Dryopteris austriaca var. intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Dryopteris spinulosa var. intermedia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Dryopteris intermedia