Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott - Wood Fern family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Male Fern: Gueneria similaria

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (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.