Dryopteris expansa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2824

Dryopteris expansa (C. Presl) Fraser-Jenk. & Jermy

Common wood fern, Spreading wood fern, Spreading woodfern

2019 Stella Yang

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

2019 John Rawlings

2009 Phil Pullen

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Dryopteris expansa, a pteridophyte, is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (82 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Genus:	Dryopteris

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Dryopteris assimilis
PLANTS	Dryopteris dilatata ssp. americana
PLANTS	Dryopteris dilatata
PLANTS	Dryopteris spinulosa var. dilatata

More information about Dryopteris expansa


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DREX2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/18/2021).