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.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Flower Colour:
Brown

Blooming Period:
Summer

Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall

Source:  The USDA

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dryopteris ×poyseri Wherry
Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana (D.C. Eaton) Underw.