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Dryopteris goldieana, commonly called Goldie's wood fern, or giant wood fern is a fern native to the eastern United States and adjacent areas of Canada, from New Brunswick to Ontario and Georgia. It is the largest native North American species of Dryopteris and along with ostrich fern it is one of the largest ferns in eastern North America. Specimens are known with fronds six feet (1.8 meters) tall. D. goldieana hybridizes with many other species of Dryopteris and the hybrids tend to be larger than the pure species. It was named by William Hooker in honor of its discoverer, John Goldie. The epithet was originally published as goldiana, but this is regarded as a misspelling to be corrected.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Dryopteris
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Goldie's Fern en Goldie's Wood Fern en Giant Wood Fern en Goldie's Shield Fern
