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Entireleaf Mountain-Avens
Rosaceae

Entireleaf Mountain-Avens

Dryas integrifolia Vahl

Dryas integrifolia, a common dwarf Arctic rose-family shrub, has value for mining site revegetation and seasonal tracking by Inuit.

Eight-petal Mountain-Avens
Rosaceae

Eight-petal Mountain-Avens

Dryas octopetala L.

Dryas octopetala L. is an eight-petaled mountain plant cultivated for groundcover and alpine gardens.

whitesnow
Caryophyllaceae

whitesnow

Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.

Drymaria cordata is an aggressive flowering weed in Caryophyllaceae, native to Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, introduced across many tropics and subtropics.

Fleshy Tree Orchid
Orchidaceae

Fleshy Tree Orchid

Drymoanthus adversus (Hook.f.) Dockrill

Drymoanthus adversus is an endemic epiphytic orchid from New Zealand with fleshy twisted leaves and small spotted green flowers.

Tall Cinquefoil
Rosaceae

Tall Cinquefoil

Drymocallis arguta (Pursh) Rydb.

Drymocallis arguta is a herbaceous plant thought to be protocarnivorous, visited by small short-tongued pollinators.

sticky cinquefoil
Rosaceae

sticky cinquefoil

Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb.

Drymocallis glandulosa is a variable sticky flowering plant common in disturbed habitats and an important food for several North American mouse species.

Rock-ginger Fern
Polypodiaceae

Rock-ginger Fern

Drynaria coronans (Wall. ex Mett.) J.Sm.

Drynaria coronans is a common cultivated tropical epiphytic basket houseplant fern native to Southeast Asia.

Oakleaf fern
Polypodiaceae

Oakleaf fern

Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J.Sm.

Drynaria quercifolia is a large fern native to regions across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Australia.

basket fern
Polypodiaceae

basket fern

Drynaria rigidula (Sw.) Bedd.

Drynaria rigidula is a tropical epiphytic/lithophytic fern with basket-forming base fronds, sometimes used in traditional medicine.

Drynaria roosii Nakaike
Polypodiaceae

Drynaria roosii Nakaike

Drynaria roosii Nakaike

Drynaria roosii Nakaike is an epiphytic or epipetric fern with two frond types, used in traditional medicine for bone and joint issues.

Golden-scaled Male-fern
Dryopteridaceae

Golden-scaled Male-fern

Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenk.

Dryopteris affinis is a large, mostly evergreen European fern, widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.

coastal woodfern
Dryopteridaceae

coastal woodfern

Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt

Dryopteris arguta is a variable fern with ruffled-lacy toothed leaflets and closely-spaced thin concave indusia that nearly cover its sporangia.

mountain wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

mountain wood fern

Dryopteris campyloptera (Kunze) Clarkson

Dryopteris campyloptera, the mountain wood fern, is a large hybrid American fern found at high elevations and latitudes.

spinulose wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

spinulose wood fern

Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P.Fuchs

Dryopteris carthusiana is a sub-evergreen fern that prefers acidic habitats and can grow with artificial light in naturally dark places.

Thick-stemmed woodfern
Dryopteridaceae

Thick-stemmed woodfern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai

Dryopteris crassirhizoma is a semi-evergreen wood fern with biologically active constituents that has earned a Royal Horticultural Society garden award.

crested wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

crested wood fern

Dryopteris cristata (L.) A.Gray

Dryopteris cristata (L.) A.Gray is a fern with short rootstock, clustered dark green leathery fronds, and persisting sterile fronds through winter.

broad buckler-fern
Dryopteridaceae

broad buckler-fern

Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.) A.Gray

Dryopteris dilatata, the broad buckler-fern, is a robust Eurasian fern that has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

autumn fern
Dryopteridaceae

autumn fern

Dryopteris erythrosora (D.C.Eaton) Kuntze

This is a description of the semi-evergreen fern Dryopteris erythrosora, including its morphology and cultivation as an ornamental garden plant.

spreading wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

spreading wood fern

Dryopteris expansa (C.Presl) Fraser-Jenk. & Jermy

Dryopteris expansa is a toxic fern species whose root has been used in herbal medicine as a worm expellent.

male fern
Dryopteridaceae

male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

Dryopteris filix-mas, the male fern, is a toxic fern with many garden cultivars that hybridizes easily with related species.

fragrant wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

fragrant wood fern

Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott

Dryopteris fragrans, the fragrant woodfern, is a small circumboreal fern with fragrant fronds that have traditional uses.

Goldie's wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

Goldie's wood fern

Dryopteris goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray

Dryopteris goldieana, or Goldie's fern, is a clump-forming fern native to shaded moist habitats, identifiable by its abruptly tapering leaf tip.

intermediate wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

intermediate wood fern

Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray

Dryopteris intermedia is a perennial eastern North American fern cultivated as an ornamental for shaded gardens.

marginal wood fern
Dryopteridaceae

marginal wood fern

Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A.Gray

Dryopteris marginalis, or marginal wood fern, is an evergreen eastern North American fern cultivated for shade gardens.

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