Dryopteris clintoniana	type		IMAGE
Clinton's Wood Fern	fern	species

size(ft) 2-3 cut 2 decid. deciduous garden yes	ID tips Basal pinnae blunt triangles longer than wide. Mildly dimorphic, fertile fronds with pinnae only slightly twisted from vertical. Broader blade and pinnae than D. cristata, with acuminate tips. Sori more medial. Basal scales on stipe often with very dark base. Large spores measure 55 microns
where . ME NH VT MA RI CT click . U . U . . for key	Comment Allohexaploid, from D. cristata x D. goldiana Blunt lower pinnae identifiable in sterile hybrids.
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