Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs
toothed wood fern (spinulose woodfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
toothed wood fern (spinulose woodfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial arising in a vase-like cluster.
Leaves:
Oblong, 20-70 cm long, 5-30 cm wide, smooth, 2-3 pinnate, the lowermost pinnae about the same length as those next to them higher up on the frond, leaf outline with parallel sides in its lower half.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dryopteris carthusiana
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
688 | 18 | 1530 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
19 | 0 | 75 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
119 | 16 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
23 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(6), ESSF(1), ICH(11), SBS(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet forests, swamps and avalanche tracks in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; infrequent throughout BC; circumpolar, N to YT and NT, E to NF and S to MA, NH, SC, AL, AR, NE, MT, ID and OR; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dryopteris austriaca var. spinulosa (O.F. Müll.) Fisch.
Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F. Müll.) Watt