Dryopteridaceae

Goldie's woodfern

Dryopteris goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris

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Goldie's woodfern (Dryopteris goldieana) — Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Goldie's woodfern

Synonyms

Aspidium americanum Torrey
Aspidium filix-mas var. goldieanum (Hook. ex Goldie) Christ
Aspidium goldieanum Hook. ex Goldie
Dryopteris goldieana var. prolifera Gilbert
Filix goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) Farw.
Filix-mas goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) Farw.
Lastrea goldieana (Hook. ex Goldie) C.Presl
Nephrodium goldieanum Hook.
Polystichum goldieanum (Hook. ex Goldie) Keyserl.
Thelypteris goldiana Nieuwl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pierre Cartier, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Clay Gibbons, 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, 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.