Dryopteridaceae

Clinton's woodfern

Dryopteris clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Dowell

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris

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Clinton's woodfern (Dryopteris clintoniana) — Photo: Diane Auberson-Lavoie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Clinton's woodfern

Synonyms

Aspidium cristatum var. clintonianum D.C.Eaton
Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Underw.
Dryopteris poyseri Wherry
Filix cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Farw.
Filix cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Farw.
Filix-mas cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Farw.
Filix-mas cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Farw.
Nephrodium cristatum var. clintonianum (D.C.Eaton) Gilbert
Thelypteris clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) House
Thelypteris cristata var. clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Weath.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Diane Auberson-Lavoie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Baur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Noah Yawn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Micki Colbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: kristinpiston, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.