Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott - Wood Fern familySize
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.