Dryopteris clintoniana

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Dryopteris clintoniana
Dryopteris clintoniana - Jenkins Arboretum - DSC00641.JPG
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species:
D. clintoniana
Binomial name
Dryopteris clintoniana
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Aspidium clintonianumClute
  • Aspidium cristatum var. clintonianumD.C. Eaton
  • Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana(D.C. Eaton) Underw.
  • Dryopteris X poyseriWherry
  • Filix cristata var. clintoniana(D.C. Eaton) Farw.
  • Filix-mas cristata var. clintoniana(D.C. Eaton) Farw.
  • Nephrodium clintonianumClute
  • Nephrodium cristatum var. clintonianum(D.C. Eaton) Gilbert
  • Thelypteris clintoniana(D.C. Eaton) House
  • Thelypteris cristata var. clintoniana(D.C. Eaton) Weath.

Dryopteris clintoniana, commonly known as Clinton's wood fern, is a fern of hybrid origin native to the northern hemisphere. It is a fertile hexaploid, arising as a species by doubling of its chromosome number from a hybrid between Dryopteris cristata , a tetraploid, and Dryopteris goldieana , a diploid. It is more northern in its range than either parent species.

This fern will be found in wet areas, similar to the habitat of D. cristata.

References

  1. NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Dryopteris clintoniana". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. "Dryopteris clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Dowell". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 6 June 2023.