- Dryopteris campyloptera
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Dryopteris campyloptera Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: Dryopteris Species: D. campyloptera Binomial name Dryopteris campyloptera
(Kunze) ClarksonDryopteris campyloptera, also known as the mountain wood fern, is a large American fern of higher elevations and latitudes. It was once known as Dryopteris spinulosa var. Americana. This species also has been referred to as D. austriaca and D. dilatata. A distinctive feature of this fern is that the bottom innermost pinnule on the basal pinnae spans approximately the first two top innermost pinnules on the same pinnae.
This fern is a tetraploid species of hybrid origin, the parents being Dryopteris intermedia and Dryopteris expansa. Phenotypologically, the fern greatly resembles the second parent.
In West Virginia, this species may only be found above 3800 feet elevation, but is a part of the normal flora in northern New England.
Categories:- Dryopteris
- Fern species
- Ferns of the United States
- Flora of Appalachia (United States)
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of West Virginia
- Fern stubs
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