Dryopteris x slossonae

type

IMAGE

Slosson's Wood Fern

fern

hybrid

size(ft)

2

cut

2

decid.

evergreen

garden

not likely

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

VT
MA
RI
CT
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U
U
U
U
U
U
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Comment

Sterile hybrid of D. cristata and D. marginalis

Moderately rare

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