Dryopteridaceae
Marginal woodfern
Dryopteris marginalis
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marginal woodfern
Synonyms
- Aspidium filix-mas var. marginale (L.) Christ
- Aspidium marginale Davenp.
- Aspidium marginale f. davenportii Eastman
- Aspidium marginale var. elegans J.Rob.
- Aspidium marginatum (L.) Schkuhr
- Dryopteris marginalis f. churchiae Leeds
- Dryopteris marginalis f. davenportii A.Prince ex Weath.
- Dryopteris marginalis f. elegans (J.Rob.) F.W.Gray
- Dryopteris marginalis f. traillae (G.Lawson) Gruber
- Dryopteris marginalis f. tripinnatifida Weath.
- Dryopteris marginalis var. elegans (J.Rob.) Carhart
- Filix marginalis (L.) Farw.
- Filix marginalis var. bipinnatifida Farw.
- Filix-mas marginalis (L.) Farw.
- Lastrea marginalis C.Presl
- Lastrea marginalis var. traillae G.Lawson
- Nephrodium marginale (L.) Michx.
- Nephrodium marginale f. bipinnatifidum Clute
- Nephrodium marginale f. davenportii Floyd
- Nephrodium marginale f. tripinnatifidum Clute
- Nephrodium marginale var. distans Waters
- Nephrodium marginale var. elegans (J.Rob.) Gilbert
- Nephrodium marginale var. traillae (G.Lawson) Gilbert
- Nephrodium marginale var. umbilicatum Desv.
- Polypodium marginale L.
- Polypodium vulgare var. churchiae Gilbert
- Polystichum marginale (L.) Keyserl.
- Thelypteris marginalis (L.) Nieuwl.
- Thelypteris marginalis f. churchiae (Gilbert) Dole
- Thelypteris marginalis f. davenportii L.B.Sm.
- Thelypteris marginalis f. elegans (J.Rob.) Weath.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leonora, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.