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Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray

Evergreen wood fern

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyDryopteridaceaeWood ferns (about 70% of the ferns)
GenusDryopterisFrom Greek dryas, “oak,” and pteris, “fern,” in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks
SpeciesintermediaIntermediate, indicating an observation that a species was probably considered as being halfway or partway between two others with regard to some particular characteristic, e.g. tall, short, and “intermediate”

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Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

6/5/2015 · Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

10/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

11/13/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 5½′ (1.1 × 1.7 m)

Dryopteris austriaca (Jacq.) Woynar ex Schinz & Thell. var. intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Morton

Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F. Müll.) Watt var. concordiana (Davenport) Eastman

Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F. Müll.) Watt var. intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Underw.

 

Dryopteris intermedia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

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Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 16 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

10/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

6/18/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

10/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

9/24/2013 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Ver­mont · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Ver­mont · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain

Dryopteris intermedia (evergreen wood fern)

10/16/2013 · Willard Brook State Park, Blue Trail, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

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