Woodsiaceae
Oregon cliff fern
Woodsia oregana
- Family
- Woodsiaceae
- Genus
- Woodsia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Oregon cliff fern, Oregon cliff-fern, Oregon woodsia
- French
- Woodsie d'Orégon
Synonyms
- Physematium oreganum Trevis.
- Physematium oreganum subsp. oreganum (D.C.Eaton) Trevis.
- Woodsiopsis oregana (D.C.Eaton) Shmakov
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jhorthos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Woodsia
- Alpine woodsiaWoodsia alpinaWoodsiaceae
- Rusty woodsiaWoodsia ilvensisWoodsiaceae
- Smooth woodsiaWoodsia glabellaWoodsiaceae
- Bluntlobe cliff fernWoodsia obtusaWoodsiaceae
- Rocky Mountain woodsiaWoodsia scopulinaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia polystichoidesWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia pulchellaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia andersoniiWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia fragilisWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia indusiosaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia lanosaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia mexicanaWoodsiaceae
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.