Dryopteridaceae
Coastal woodfern
Dryopteris arguta
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Coastal woodfern
Synonyms
- Aspidium argutum Kaulf.
- Aspidium rigidum var. argutum (Kaulf.) D.C.Eaton
- Dryopteris arguta f. bella Ewan
- Dryopteris arguta f. cristata Ewan
- Dryopteris arguta f. flocculosa Ewan
- Dryopteris arguta f. nudata Ewan
- Dryopteris rigida var. arguta Underw.
- Filix rigida var. arguta Farw.
- Lastrea arguta Brack.
- Nephrodium argutum Diels
- Nephrodium rigidum var. americanum Hook.
- Thelypteris arguta Moxley
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.