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Dryopteris goldieana (Hooker ex Goldie) A. Gray. Goldie's Woodfern, Giant Woodfern. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Boulderfield forests, rich cove forests, seepage swamps, especially over calcareous sedimentary or mafic metamorphic or igneous rocks. Dist: NB west to s. ON and MN, south to nw. SC, n. GA, TN, KY, AR (Peck 2011), IL, and IA. Previous reports from AL are misidentifications (W. Barger, pers.comm., 2023).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: This species is one of the diploid ‘parent species’ of the e. North American reticulately-evolved Dryopteris complex. Its genome (symbolized GG) forms half of the genome of the tetraploid D. celsa, and one third of the hexaploid D. clintoniana. The epithet is correctly spelled "goldieana", following the ICNafp.

Synonymy: = K4, S13; = Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray – Ar, C, F, FNA2, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Sf, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Montgomery & Paulton (1981); = Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray ssp. goldiana – G

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FAC (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)

Heliophily: 1

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dryopteris goldiana, Upper Sosebee Cove, Sosebee Cove Scenic Area, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dryopteris goldiana, Mountain Cove, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dryopteris goldiana, Upper Sosebee Cove, Sosebee Cove Scenic Area, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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