Dryopteris goldiana
| Dryopteris goldiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Dryopteris |
| Species: | D. goldiana |
Dryopteris goldiana or Goldie's wood fern is a fern native to the Northeastern United States and adjacent areas of Canada.[1]
It can grow larger than any other native North American Dryopteris species. Specimens are known with fronds six feet (1.8 meters) tall.
It is one of the parents of the hybrids Dryopteris celsa and Dryopteris clintoniana.[1] It is named in honor of its discoverer, John Goldie.
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