Dryopteris celsa |
Dryopteris arguta |
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log fern |
California wood fern, coastal fern, coastal wood fern, marginal wood fern, wood fern |
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Leaves | monomorphic, dying back in winter, 65–120 × 15–30 cm. |
monomorphic, green through winter, 25–90 × 8–30 cm. |
Petiole | 1/3 length of leaf, scaly at least at base; scales scattered, dark brown or tan with dark central stripe. |
1/4–1/3 length of leaf, scaly at least at base; scales scattered, light brown. |
Blade | green, ovate-lanceolate, gradually tapering to tip, pinnate-pinnatifid, herbaceous, not glandular. |
green to yellow-green, ovate-lanceolate, pinnate-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate at base, herbaceous, glandular. |
Pinnae | ± in plane of blade, lanceolate-ovate; basal pinnae linear-oblong, much reduced, basal pinnules longer than adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule and basal acroscopic pinnule equal; pinnule margins crenately toothed. |
± in plane of blade, lance-oblong; basal pinnae deltate, not much reduced, basal pinnules ± same length as adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule and basal acroscopic pinnule ± equal, pinnule margins serrate with spreading, spinelike teeth. |
Indusia | lacking glands. |
lacking glands. |
Sori | midway between midvein and margin of segments. |
midway between midvein and margin of segments. |
2n | = 164. |
= 82. |
Dryopteris celsa |
Dryopteris arguta |
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Habitat | Seepage slopes, hammocks and logs in swamps, mostly on the Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Shaded slopes and open woods |
Elevation | 50–800 m (200–2600 ft) | 0–2100 m (0–6900 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DE; GA; IL; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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AZ; CA; OR; WA; BC; Mexico in Baja California
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Discussion | Dryopteris celsa is a fertile allotetraploid derived from hybridization between D. goldieana and D. ludoviciana. Dryopteris celsa hybridizes with six species; hybrids can usually be identified by the dark-striped scales. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Dryopteris arguta is somewhat variable. It has been suggested that more than one taxon is involved. No hybrids involving D. arguta are known. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteris | Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteris |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. goldiana subsp. celsa | Aspidium argutum |
Name authority | (W. Palmer) Knowlton: W. Palmer, & Pollard, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 202. (1900) | (Kaulfuss) Maxon: Amer. Fern J. 11: 3. (1921) |
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