Overwintered evergreen fronds of Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) on March 4, 2021.
Photo © Mary Free
Photo © Mary Free
Ramenta covering the emerging fiddleheads of Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) in April.
Photo © Elaine Mills
Photo © Elaine Mills
Ramenta on the fiddleheads of Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
Underside of fertile pinnae of Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) in June.
Photo © Elaine Millls
Photo © Elaine Millls
Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) in landscape in June.
Photo © Elaine Mills
Photo © Elaine Mills
Dryopteris marginalis (marginal wood fern) clump in June.
Photo © Elaine Mills
Photo © Elaine Mills
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Found in woodlands and on rocky slopes and ledges, evergreen Marginal Wood Fern provides year round interest. It is monomorphic so its fronds are virtually the same size and shape, whether or not their undersides bear sori, the spore-producing receptacles. Sori placement along the pinnule margins give rise to the species epithet and common name.
