Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray
crested wood fern (crested woodfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
crested wood fern (crested woodfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial arising in small clusters from a short, stout rhizome.
Leaves:
Dimorphic; sterile leaves leathery, narrowly oblong, 20-75 cm long, 5-15 cm wide, 1-pinnate, the pinnae deeply cut, the margins toothed; fertile leaves withering after the spores are shed, irregularly 1-pinnate, the pinnae triangular, irregularly incised.
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
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Brown
Blooming Period:
Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dryopteris cristata
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
977 | 650 | 1500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
9 | 0 | 36 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
288 | 20 | 345 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 3 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
16 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(2), ICH(1), SBS(5) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet swamps and meadows in the steppe and montane zones; rare in WC and S BC; circumpolar, E to NF and S to MA, NC, GA, AL, MO, ND, MT, ID and WA; Europe; W Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dryopteris ×poyseri Wherry
Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana (D.C. Eaton) Underw.