Dryopteridaceae
Log fern
Dryopteris celsa
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Log fern
Synonyms
- Aspidium goldieanum f. celsum Clute
- Aspidium goldieanum f. celsum (W.Palmer) Clute
- Aspidium goldieanum var. celsum B.L.Rob.
- Aspidium goldieanum var. celsum (W.Palmer) B.L.Rob.
- Dryopteris atropalustris Small
- Dryopteris clintoniana f. atropalustris (Small) Wherry
- Dryopteris clintoniana f. celsa (W.Palmer) Wherry
- Dryopteris clintoniana var. atropalustris (Small) C.F.Reed
- Dryopteris goldieana f. celsa (W.Palmer) Clute
- Dryopteris goldieana subsp. celsa W.Palmer
- Dryopteris wherryi Crane
- Filix goldieana var. celsa (W.Palmer) Farw.
- Nephrodium goldieanum var. celsum Waters
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: snail_hiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.