Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott
fragrant wood fern (fragrant woodfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Virginia Skilton     (Photo ID #47044)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Dryopteris fragrans
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Species Information

General:
Evergreen perennial in dense clusters arising from a short rhizome.
Leaves:
Oblong-lanceolate, 5-35 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, 2-pinnate, the pinnae with dense scales on the upper surface, glandular and aromatic.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Dryopteris fragrans

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

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
1339 1055 1644
Slope Gradient (%)
27 9 67

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

197 50 280
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
3 1 6
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
8
Modal BEC Zone Class
MS

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

BAFA(1), IDF(1), MS(2), SWB(1)

Habitat and Range

Dry rocks and talus in the lowland to subalpine zones; infrequent in N BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to MA, NY, MI, WI and MN; N Asia, N Scandinavia.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia