Crested Woodfern

Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray - Wood Fern family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.