Dryopteridaceae
Intermediate woodfern
Dryopteris intermedia
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Intermediate woodfern
- Japanese
- アメリカシラネワラビ
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: IsabelleFB, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.