Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt. Common name: Northern Beech Fern. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Moist cliffs where wet by spray from waterfalls (at medium elevations), also on high elevation cliffs wet by seepage and in spruce-fir forests, northward in cool ravines and on swamp borders. Most of the occurrences in NC are at waterfalls in the escarpment gorges of Transylvania, Macon, and Jackson counties, near Highlands. Distribution: A circumboreal species, at its southern limit in North America in MD, WV, OH, IL, IA, MT, and OR; disjunct southward in w. NC and e. TN, and in CO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The species is a triploid, reproducing apogamously.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NS, POWO, Gilman (2020), Patel, Fawcett, & Gilman (2019); < Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C.Chr. — F; < Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt — FNA2, Il, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, WV, Fawcett & Smith (2021), Lin et al (2013); < Phegopteris phegopteris (L.) Keyserl. — Sf; < Phegopteris polypodioides Fée — Tat; < Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Sloss. — C, G, RAB, W. Basionym: Polypodium connectile Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: < Phegopteris connectilis - FNA2
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Alan Cressler: Phegopteris connectilis, Snowy Mountain, Adirondack Park, Hamilton County, New York 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Phegopteris connectilis, Snowy Mountain, Adirondack Park, Hamilton County, New York 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Phegopteris connectilis, Hill Creek Gorge, Falls of Hill Creek Scenic Area, Monongahela National Forest, Pocahontas County, West Virginia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Phegopteris connectilis, Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
See something missing or incorrect about Phegopteris connectilis? Let us know here:
- Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
- If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
- Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
- Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
- Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.
Horticultural Information
Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range:
0 unsaved edits on this page.