Dryopteris x slossonae
type
Slosson's Wood Fern
fern
hybrid
size(ft)
cut
decid.
garden
ID tips
Sori nearly, but not quite marginal; no teeth on pinule margin;
Blunt basal pinnae, like D. cristata; leathery, etched look
Tendancy to twinning or other deformity, but often normal too
where wet rocky woods
ME
NH
Comment
Sterile hybrid of D. cristata and D. marginalis
Moderately rare